Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Saint George and the Dragon
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Alternate Title:
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San Giorgio e il drago
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Image View:
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Detail, head of St. George and his horse
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Creator:
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Vitale da Bologna (Italian painter, ca. 1309- ca. 1361)
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Location:
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repository: Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna (Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy) 6394
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Location Note:
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Via Belle Arti 56; from the Friedlander collection, acquired 1959
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GPS:
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+44.497778+11.353333
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Date:
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ca. 1335-1340 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Late Gothic
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Work Type 1:
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panel painting
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Classification:
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Paintings
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Material:
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tempera on wood panel
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Technique:
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painting and painting techniques
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Measurements:
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86 cm (height) x 70.5 cm (width)
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Subjects:
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animal; literary or legendary; saints; George, Saint, -303
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Description:
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The St. George and the Dragon, probably dating from the earlier 1340s, is signed on the horse with an anagram similar to Bolognese lawyers’ marks. Its blue ground and the mosaic-like border suggest that it was part of a cupboard or tabernacle. St. George’s anatomically impossible swastika-like pose, his flying coat-tails, and rearing horse contrast with the serene princess abruptly cut off by the hillside. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/)
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-VITALE-PNB-LP-A02
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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