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DÜRER, Albrecht: St George on Horseback

🖼 St George on Horseback, 1505 (completed 1508)
Engraving
110 × 86 cm
New York, USA

Rendered in precise lines and dramatic shadow, a mounted knight in gleaming armor confronts a writhing dragon below. Dürer's engraving epitomizes Northern Renaissance mastery of technique while celebrating Christian virtue through heroic combat and intricate detail.

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The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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