Saint George (1469/82): Artwork and History

Saint George (1469/82) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Martin Schongauer German, c. 1430/50-1491.

The work and its context

The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:

Schongauer depicted Saint George in two formats: rectangular (below) and circular. The compositions differed dramatically. For the rectangular print, the saint bears down on top of the beast from the left, as the princess waits on the hill above for deliverance. In the more intimate roundel, George has already wounded his prey. Reeling backward into the curve of the circular plate mark, the dragon clasps the broken end of the lance as if it were an engraver’s burin.

Object facts

• Title: Saint George
• Date: 1469/82
• Artist attribution: Martin Schongauer German, c. 1430/50-1491
• Place of origin: Germany
• Medium: Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
• Dimensions: Image/sheet: 8.5 × 8.5 cm (3 3/8 × 3 3/8 in.)
• Type: Print
• Department: Prints and Drawings
• Reference number: 1956.887

Collection credit

Bequest of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.

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