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#SaintGeorgeAndTheDragon @NationalTheatre: A mummer's play for our times. Great ensemble work by all; @johnjheffernan carries it the whole distance and then some.
November 4, 2024 at 6:06 AM
patrickkapty.bsky.social
Saint George and the Dragon
c.1506
Raphael
1483-1520
Italy

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Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, known as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur. Together with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, he forms the traditional trinity of great masters of that period. Raphael was enormously productive, running an unusually large workshop and, despite his early death at 37, leaving a large body of work. Many of his works are found in the Vatican Palace, where the frescoed Raphael Rooms were the central, and the largest, work of his career. The best known work is The School of Athens in the Vatican Stanza della Segnatura. After his early years in Rome, much of his work was executed by his workshop from his drawings, with considerable loss of quality. He was extremely influential in his lifetime, though outside Rome his work was mostly known from his collaborative printmaking. After his death, the influence of his great rival Michelangelo was more widespread until the 18th and 19th centuries, when Raphael's more serene and harmonious qualities were again regarded as the highest models. _Saint George and the Dragon_, one of two versions of the theme by the artist, belonged to a series of miniature panels that Raphael painted in Florence for the celebrated court of Urbino. A Roman soldier of Christian faith, Saint George saved the daughter of a pagan king by subduing a dragon with his lance; the princess then led the dragon to the city, where the saint killed it with his sword, prompting the king and his subjects to convert to Christianity. Often described as a Christian allegory about the battle of good versus evil, this subject could also be construed to be religious propaganda about the victory of Christianity over the pagan religions many of whom had dragons as their symbol.
May 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
moodgorning.bsky.social
Saw this book when I was at the library with my kid 😅 No shade intended for the illustrator though, her drawings are in a published book, so she's winning at life (seriously, that's AWESOME) #SaintGeorgeandtheDragon #TrinaSchartHyman #MargaretHodges
Cover of a book entitled: Saint George and the Dragon, retold by Margaret Hodges, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman, with "Schart Hyman" in a yellow circle. Under the picture, there's a caption that reads: Saw this at the Library. Illustrated by Trina who now?
January 3, 2026 at 1:56 AM
jackheathen.bsky.social
In the church of St. John the Baptist in Frome, a handsome Anglo-Saxon from Asia Minor puts to death a rare reptile that has been terrorising a town, even though it is no larger than an average-sized sheep.
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September 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
patrickkapty.bsky.social
Norwegian 'Dragestil' (dragon style) jewelry on the theme of Saint George and the Dragon.
David Andersen c. 1900
Snorre 1960s
Henrik Moller c. 1900

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A rare antique c. 1900 handmade 830 silver Dragestil Saint George and the Dragon design brooch pin by the firm of David Andersen of Norway. Dragestil was a style peculiar to Norway in the late 19th to early 20th centuries, and features historical religious and mythological subject matter. The design features Saint George on horseback, and you can just make out the head of the dragon behind him in the top left corner of the brooch. The central subject is very rough and no doubt was based upon an ancient relic or architectural fragment found in Norway. The brooch measures a petite 1-1/4" diameter and weighs 15.9 grams total. Marked at back with the earliest David Andersen maker mark in use from 1888 to 1930, also marked "830S" for 830 silver which was the most common standard for silver in Norway at that time. Excellent antique condition. An intricate vintage 1960s 70s handmade bronze Dragestil revival Norse Mythology pendant necklace by Sigmund Espeland of Norway, and from their Snorre Bronse line of jewelry. Sigmund Espeland AS at Årnes is well-known for their hand-crafted high-quality gold, bronze and silver jewelry. This pendant is an intricate design of intertwined twin serpent-dog creatures that no doubt reference the ancient Norse legend of Jormungandr and Ragnarok. Jörmungandr is the Midgard Serpent (also World Serpent) in Norse mythology who encircles the realm of Midgard (earth). He is the son of the god Loki and the giantess Angrboda and brother of the great wolf Fenrir and Hel, Queen of the Dead. At Ragnarök, the Twilight of the Gods, he slays and is slain by the god Thor. I'm not sure if there are supposed to be two of this particular legendary creature, or if he just has two heads. In any case, an extremely detailed and attractive design, and hanging on a lovely matching bronze adjustable neckring that will fit most necks. The pendant measures 2" wide by 1.5" tall. As noted above, the neckring is easily adjusted to fit most necks, and presently fits up to about an 18" neck. The pendant is marked as shown, "Snorre Bronse S.E." The neckring is unmarked. Excellent vintage condition. An antique circa 1900 handmade 830 silver Dragestil Saint George and the Dragon design brooch by Norwegian artisan Henrik Moller (1858-1937) of Trondheim. The Dragestil style is a variant of Arts and Crafts/Art Nouveau, and has elements of Viking and medieval art from Scandinavia. The design references the Christian allegory of Saint George vanquishing the Dragon, with the Dragon representing sin or evil. This story is originally from the 11th century CE, and was widely disseminated throughout the Christian world during the Medieval times. Moller's work is quite rare and hard to find, and this is an especially rare example that I haven't seen before. Measures 1-3/8" diameter, and weighs 0.4 ounce or about 12 grams total. Marked at back as shown, "Trondheim H. Moller 830". Excellent antique condition.
May 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM