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 : St. George and the Dragon. 1504-1506; oil painting


St. George and the Dragon. 1504-1506; oil painting

St. George and the Dragon. 1504-1506; oil painting on wood, by the Italian High Renaissance artist (Raphael), Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (1483-1520). St. George and the Dragon is a small cabinet painting in which the saint wears the blue garter of the English Order of the Garter, reflecting the award of this decoration in 1504 to Raphael's patron Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino, by King Henry VII of England. The first word of the order's motto, HONI can be made out

Picture No
13910589
Media ID
48367045
Size
3856px x 5439px (7.4MB)
Credit
World History Archive / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
World History Archive

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1483-1520 1504 Garter Honi Montefeltro Motto Patron Raffaello Raphael Reflecting Sanzio Talbot Urbino Word


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