'Attired in an extravagant, plumed hat and a shining suit of armor with slashed hosen, Saint George reaches down from his horse to take the hand of a fashionably-dressed princess whom he has rescued from the dragon. The saint is attended by his squire and three mounted soldiers, all of
'Attired in an extravagant, plumed hat and a shining suit of armor with slashed hosen, Saint George reaches down from his horse to take the hand of a fashionably-dressed princess whom he has rescued from the dragon. The saint is attended by his squire and three mounted soldiers, all of whom wear plumed helmets with their visors raised. A monogram with the initials 'M.I.' surmounted by a crown appears on all of the horse brasses and on Saint George's chapeau. It is even more prominently displayed on the leading retainer's shoulder and on the arm of the squire. This repeated device, together with the unusual presence of the squire, who rarely appears in representations of this event from the saint's life, suggest that the artist intended this particular George to be identifiable.' It has been suggested that it may represent Maximillian I idealised as St George.
[Christie's Sales Catalogue, Sale 2819, Renaissance, 29 January 2014, New York, Rockefeller Plaza]
- Attributions
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Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder
Attributions
Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Sotheby's online database: http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2016/old-masters-day-sale-l16037/lot.117.html; accessed 30.03.2020] |
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Dieter Koepplin, written communication,14.12.2013] |
- Production date
- about 1515 - 1520
Production date
about 1515 - 1520 | [Dieter Koepplin, written communication, 14.12.2013] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 48 x 45.3 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 48 x 45.3 cm
[Sotheby's online database: http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2016/old-masters-day-sale-l16037/lot.117.html; accessed 30.03.2020]
- Inscriptions and Labels
- the cipher 'M.I.' surmounted by a crown on all the horse brasses
[Sotheby's online database: http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2016/old-masters-day-sale-l16037/lot.117.html; accessed 30.03.2020]
- the cipher 'M.I.' surmounted by a crown on all the horse brasses
Inscriptions and Labels
Inscriptions, Badges:
- the cipher 'M.I.' surmounted by a crown on all the horse brasses
[Sotheby's online database: http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2016/old-masters-day-sale-l16037/lot.117.html; accessed 30.03.2020]
- Owner
- Private Collection
- Repository
- Private Collection
- CDA ID
- PRIVATE_NONE-P335
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR-none
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P335/