Saint George

c. 1515/1518

Albrecht Altdorfer

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

This is a drawing of a knight on horseback slaying a dragon in a fantasy landscape. The drawing depicts a knight in ornate armor riding a horse, wielding a long lance to engage with a dragon with large coiled features. In the background, there are mountains, a castle, and trees. One figure is standing and watching the combat. The drawing is detailed, showing textures of the horse's mane, knight's armor, and dragon's scales.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate): 6.1 × 4.2 cm (2 3/8 × 1 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.392

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. e. 22

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David Bernhard Hausmann [1784-1873], Hanover (Lugt 377). purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1963

  • Winzinger, Franz. Albrecht Altdorfer, Graphik: Holzschnitte, Kupferstiche, Radierungen. Munich: R.Piper and Co., 1963, no. 130.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. e. 22, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q64952527

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