Saint George and the Dragon

c. 1470/1475

Martin Schongauer

Associated Names
Martin Schongauer

Artist, German, c. 1450 - 1491

This is a drawing of a knight in combat with a dragon, observed by a figure in the background. The scene is detailed within a circular frame, showcasing a knight on horseback battling a dragon. The dragon is depicted with its mouth open, claws outstretched, and scales. The knight is poised with a lance pointed at the dragon. In the background, a figure in robes observes from a distance, with a castle on a hill further back. Shading and line work bring texture and dimension to the figures, horse, and landscape.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 8.4 × 8.4 cm (3 5/16 × 3 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.60

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 58, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Georg Hamminger [died before 1893], Regensburg (Lugt 1159); (Print Club, Philadelphia); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1930; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1959

  • Graphic Art of Durer and Schongauer, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1959, no catalogue.

1967

  • Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., NGA, 1967-1968, no. 43, repro.

1971

  • Albrecht Dürer: The Early Graphic Works, Princeton University Art Museum, NJ, 1971, no. 39, repro.

Bibliography

1908

  • Lehrs, Max. Geschichte und kritischer Katalog des deutschen, niederlandischen und franzosischen Kupferstichs im XV. Jahrhundert. 9 vols. and 1 plate vol. Vienna: Gesellschaft fur vervielfaltigende Kunst, 1908-1934.

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

1967

  • Shestack, Alan. Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1967: no. 43.

Wikidata ID

Q64960256

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