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| Keywords: Cesare Rossetti - Saint George and the Dragon - Walters 371769.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Q18748421 Creator Cesare Rossetti The veneration of St George a Palestinian Christian soldier d ca 303 as a symbol of chivalry and courage in overcoming seemingly insurmountable evil is distilled in the legend of his killing a dragon This dragon terrorizing a whole country was appeased by offerings of animals or people selected by lot When the lot fell to the king's daughter George came to her rescue After thrusting his lance through the dragon incapacitating it he promised to kill it if the king and his subjects became Christians which they did By the 1600s the existence of dragons was disputed by many naturalists but the symbolism of a knight who vanquishes evil through the power of God-for which he here gives thanks-retained its currency in secular literature as well as religious practice between 1620 1644 oil on panel Painted surface H 12 1/2 x W 8 1/2 x D excluding cradle 5/16 in 31 7 x 21 6 x 0 8 cm accession number 37 1769 23809 Don Marcello Massarenti Collection Rome date and mode of acquisition unknown 1897 catalogue no 364 as Sebastiano del Piombo Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection 1902 World of Wonder The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1971-1972 place of origin Rome Italy Walters Art Museum license 2D Baroque paintings in the Walters Art Museum Cesare Rossetti Paintings of Saint George and the Dragon Rossetti | ||||
