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Source Description
Landscape draftsman Wolfgang Huber made only a few prints. In this woodcut, he developed ideas from his drawings, such as the radiating light, agitated clouds, and soaring trees. Here, he applied these ideas to the story of Saint George slaying the dragon. Huber rendered the figures with the same short marks as the trees and rocks surrounding them so that they appear to blend into the landscape.
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Document identity
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146164
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St. George and the Dragon
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print
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1
Source metadata
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146164
contentType
print
title
St. George and the Dragon
description
Landscape draftsman Wolfgang Huber made only a few prints. In this woodcut, he developed ideas from his drawings, such as the radiating light, agitated clouds, and soaring trees. Here, he applied these ideas to the story of Saint George slaying the dragon. Huber rendered the figures with the same short marks as the trees and rocks surrounding them so that they appear to blend into the landscape.
date
1520
citation
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79924448
creators
12039
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Print
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 20.7 x 15.5 cm (8 1/8 x 6 1/8 in.)
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Austria
accession
1971.6
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tec
woodcut
tombstone
St. George and the Dragon, 1520. Wolfgang Huber (Austrian, 1490–1553). Woodcut; sheet: 20.7 x 15.5 cm (8 1/8 x 6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Members of The Print Club of Cleveland through fiftieth anniversary donations, 1971.60
collection
PR - Woodcut
didYouKnow
Despite written legends placing Saint George’s slaying of the dragon in North Africa, this scene takes place in a Northern European forest.
catalogueRaisonne
Geisberg 883; Winzinger 271
creditline
Gift of Members of The Print Club of Cleveland through fiftieth anniversary donations
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2026-05-29 07:29:58.722000
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146164
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Prints
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PR - Woodcut
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woodcut
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male
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1
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0
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photo
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