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Who painted it?
Who painted “St. George and the Dragon”?
“St. George and the Dragon” was painted by Vittore Carpaccio in 1502. Where to see it: Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni.
What to look for
Vittore Carpaccio: busy Venetian scenes full of anecdote, processions, canals and buildings described with delight.
Vittore Carpaccio was an Italian painter of the Venetian school who studied under Gentile Bellini. Carpaccio was largely influenced by the style of the early Italian Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina (c. 1430–1479), as well as Early Netherlandish painting. Wikipedia
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More by Vittore Carpaccio
- “Portrait of a Knight”, 1510
- “Two Venetian Ladies”, 1490–1495
- “Miracle of the Holy Cross at the Rialto Bridge”, 1494
- “St. Augustine in His Study”, 1502
- “Arrival of the English Ambassadors”, 1495
- “The Calling of Matthew”, 1502
- “Christ between Four Angels”, 1496
- “St Jerome and the Lion”, 1502