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Source Description
This cast bronze icon portrays an especially fierce St. George killing an especially scaly dragon.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
17069
label
St. George and the Dragon
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
17069
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
St. George and the Dragon
description
This cast bronze icon portrays an especially fierce St. George killing an especially scaly dragon.
provenance
[Purchased in Russia]; George Way Williams, Detroit, Michigan, 1919-1920, by purchase; Mrs. J. Henry Dasenbrook, Baltimore, ca. 1980, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1985, by gift.
date
19th century (Modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
icons
reliefs
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7
height
5
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 3/4 x W: 1 15/16 in. (7 x 5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Russian
dynasty
House of Romanov
med
bronze
creator_ids
6214
collection_ids
BYZ
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
dd80cb1dc8bbc37e