Saint George Slaying the Dragon
The central moment in the legend of Saint George is when he slays the dragon with a lance. The princess, rescued through the knight’s intervention, can be seen in the background. The first civic guards in the Netherlands often chose this saint as their patron. He embodied their mission as defender of the faith more than anybody else.
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Saint George Slaying the Dragon
The central moment in the legend of Saint George is when he slays the dragon with a lance. The princess, rescued through the knight’s intervention, can be seen in the background. The first civic guards in the Netherlands often chose this saint as their patron. He embodied their mission as defender of the faith more than anybody else.
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Aankoop uit het F.G. Waller-Fonds
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Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds
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description
Het moment waarop de draak met ...... als verdediger van het geloof.
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The central moment in the lege ...... faith more than anybody else.
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identifier
RP-P-1962-125
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publisher
Rijksmuseum
title
Saint George Slaying the Dragon
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Sint-Joris in gevecht met de draak
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type
created
1470 - 1480
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1470 - 1480
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extent
blad breedte 131 mm
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blad hoogte 191 mm
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height 191 mm
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width 131 mm
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Collectie: prenten
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Collection: prints
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isReferencedBy
Hollstein Dutch 17
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temporal
derde kwart 15e eeuw
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fourth quarter 15th century
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third quarter 15th century
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vierde kwart 15e eeuw
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