Thank you for several new renditions of St. George I was unfamiliar with.
I was glad you included a plate from our favorite St. George and the Dragon book. My kids wore ours out, and our grandchildren have several others in tatters. They pour over the pictures and sit through the rather adult rendition of the story! A true classic!
My second son loves the Margaret Hodges version, so he recognized other depictions of the story when we went to the National Gallery (he may have been only 3.5 or so on that visit!).
I love the WWI poster - definitely shows how fundamental the story was to the English. I was surprised at the Salvador Dali, since it’s not something I’d imagine him depicting. I love the Rubens, but having trouble figuring out if the dragon is trying to pull something out of his mouth? DaVinci’s sketches are always amazing to see too!
I love that story about your son's connection at the National Gallery. 3 years old! It's cool to see the way one kind of art form can be a primer for another.
Wow! Amazing variations. A few new ones, and I am going to check out Martorelli next. The Novogorod icon is the standard for me, but I love all of them. Thanks for the post!
There are so many depictions I've never seen before. Thank you for compiling this!
The Trina Schart Hyman book has always been a favourite in our house. Of the versions I haven't seen before I am drawn to the Aldorfer painting and the Lefler (is it a print?). I know nothing about Lefler, but the painting reminds me of something from Morris and Co. Speaking of which, have you seen the stained glass panels that Rossetti did of the story of St. George?
Thank you for several new renditions of St. George I was unfamiliar with.
I was glad you included a plate from our favorite St. George and the Dragon book. My kids wore ours out, and our grandchildren have several others in tatters. They pour over the pictures and sit through the rather adult rendition of the story! A true classic!
And we always also read The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Graham to balance out the story telling! 😄
That's a great idea!
They are all so beautiful! I was most surprised by the Kandinsky and the Dali and loved seeing them in the mix!
Yes! I was coming to say that I was surprised and pleased to see that both of these artists had a version of this in their work.
My second son loves the Margaret Hodges version, so he recognized other depictions of the story when we went to the National Gallery (he may have been only 3.5 or so on that visit!).
I love the WWI poster - definitely shows how fundamental the story was to the English. I was surprised at the Salvador Dali, since it’s not something I’d imagine him depicting. I love the Rubens, but having trouble figuring out if the dragon is trying to pull something out of his mouth? DaVinci’s sketches are always amazing to see too!
I love that story about your son's connection at the National Gallery. 3 years old! It's cool to see the way one kind of art form can be a primer for another.
So many beautiful depictions. I was drawn to the colors used by Bernat Martorelli but really loved the Salvador Dali as well!!
Wow! Amazing variations. A few new ones, and I am going to check out Martorelli next. The Novogorod icon is the standard for me, but I love all of them. Thanks for the post!
There are so many depictions I've never seen before. Thank you for compiling this!
The Trina Schart Hyman book has always been a favourite in our house. Of the versions I haven't seen before I am drawn to the Aldorfer painting and the Lefler (is it a print?). I know nothing about Lefler, but the painting reminds me of something from Morris and Co. Speaking of which, have you seen the stained glass panels that Rossetti did of the story of St. George?
I knew Rossetti did some stained glass but I wasn't familiar with his St. George series - I LOVE it! Thank you!
The icon from Georgia. Something about that dragon--its shape, its multicoloredness--looks so Genesis 3 to me.