Saint George Fighting the Dragon

Saint George Fighting the Dragon

Title

Saint George Fighting the Dragon

[Kunsthistorisches Museum, revised 2011]

Painting on fir (Abies sp.)

Medium

Painting on fir (Abies sp.)

[Klein, Report 2013]

Spruce wood

[Cat. Vienna 1973, 50]

The saint prepares to slay the dragon, which already lies beneath his horse.

[Görres, cda 2012]

Attribution
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Cat. Vienna 1973, 50]

Production date
about 1510 - 1520

Production date

about 1510 - 1520

[Kunsthistorisches Museum, revised 2011]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 74 x 49 cm (fragment)

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 74 x 49 cm (fragment)

  • [Cat. Vienna 1973, 50]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Repository
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Location
Vienna
CDA ID
AT_KHM_GG5700
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/AT_KHM_GG5700/

Provenance

  • from the Ambraser Collection
    [Cat. Vienna 1973, 50]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Kristahn 2016 387 A 54 p. 427
AuthorCosima-Kristina Kristahn
TitleVon Sante Georgio einem rittere: eine Studie zum hl. Georg in der deutschen Bildkunst von 1450 bis um 1530 und den thematischen Kontexten
Place of PublicationHalle
Year of Publication2016
Link https://digital.bibliothek.uni-halle.de/urn/urn:nbn:de:gbv:3:4-19893
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Cat. Vienna 1973 50
EditorKlaus Demus
TitleVerzeichnis der Gemälde
SeriesFührer durch das Kunsthistorische Museum
Volume18
Place of PublicationVienna
Year of Publication1973
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  • Saint George Fighting the Dragon, about 1510 - 1520

Images

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Documents

Technical studies

08.04.2013Scientific analysis

  • Identification of wood species / Dendrochronology

Support

Identification of wood species: fir (Abies sp.)

  • analysed by Peter Klein

Condition Reports

Date25.09.2012

Cradled

[Görres, cda 2012]

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