Who painted “Saint George and the Dragon”?

“Saint George and the Dragon” was painted by Paolo Uccello in 1470. Where to see it: National Gallery.

What to look for

Early Renaissance: the High Renaissance that follows is softer and more unified, with blended shadows (sfumato) and grander, more monumental figures.

Paolo Uccello (1397 – 10 December 1475), born Paolo di Dono, was an Italian Renaissance painter and mathematician from Florence who was notable for his pioneering work on visual perspective in art. Wikipedia

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More by Paolo Uccello

“Funerary Monument to Sir John Hawkwood”, 1436
“The Hunt in the Forest”, 1470
“La Thébaïde”, 1460
“Clock at Florence Cathedral”, 1443
“Flood and Waters Subsiding”, 1447
“The Crucifixion with the Virgin, Saint John the Baptist, Saint John the Evangelist and Saint Francis”, 1460–1465
“The Annunciation”, 1420–1425
“Creation of Adam, animals, and Eve, and the Original Sin”, 1420