Saint george and the dragon tintoretto biography
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Jacopo Tintoretto, 'Saint George and the Dragon', about 1555
Saint George plunges his lance into the jaws of the dragon which, according to legend, inhabited the lake outside the city of Lydda in the Holy Land.
Saint george and the dragon tintoretto biography
Having already fed the creature all their livestock, the people had resorted to feeding it human beings. Saint George arrives just in time to save the princess, who had been presented as a sacrifice. The dead body of one of the dragon’s earlier victims lies on the ground.
God the Father appears in the heavens in answer to George’s prayers and intervenes to help him defeat the dragon.
After subduing the monster, Saint George tethered it and persuaded the princess to lead it to the city.
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On seeing the miracle 20,000 people chose to be baptised as Christians. The story is told in the Golden Legend, which adds that other sources say that Saint George killed the dragon on the spot, and also admits that some authorities had expressed scepticism about the legend.
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