Saint George

Prints and Drawings

1469/82

Martin Schongauer
German, c. 1430/50-1491

Schongauer depicted Saint George in two formats: rectangular (below) and circular. The compositions differed dramatically. For the rectangular print, the saint bears down on top of the beast from the left, as the princess waits on the hill above for deliverance. In the more intimate roundel, George has already wounded his prey. Reeling backward into the curve of the circular plate mark, the dragon clasps the broken end of the lance as if it were an engraver’s burin.

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Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Martin Schongauer
Title: Saint George
Place: Germany (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Artist's working dates 1450–1491
Medium: Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Image/sheet: 8.5 × 8.5 cm (3 3/8 × 3 3/8 in.)
Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.
Reference Number: 1956.887
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