The Dragon Underfoot
George on horseback, Margaret rising from the beast, Martha leading it on a cord — the dragon as defeated evil.
George on a horse with a lance, Margaret stepping out of the beast that swallowed her, Martha leading hers on a ribbon: the dragon is evil already defeated, which is why it is so often small, and underfoot, and painted with the care given to a lizard rather than the fear given to a monster. The princess in the background of the George stories is a narrative fixture, not a portrait.
Forest Scene with Saint George Fighting the Dragon
Albrecht Altdorfer
Saint Margaret
Bartholomeus Spranger
Four Saints (from left St. Peter, St. Martha, St. Mary Magdalene, St. Leonard)
Correggio
Saint George
Dosso Dossi
Saint George’s Gate
Émile Friant
Saint George Fighting the Dragon, Perseus Delivering Andromeda
Eugene Delacroix
The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Margaret
Filippino Lippi
Saint Margaret, dressed as a shepherdess
Francisco de Zurbaran
Saint George
Gustave Moreau
Saint George and the Dragon
Luca Signorelli
Saint George's Day in Bolnisi (fragment)
Niko Pirosmani
Saint George and the Dragon
Odilon Redon
Martyrdom of Saint George
Paolo Veronese
Landscape with Saint George and the Dragon
Peter Paul Rubens
Saint George and the Dragon
Tintoretto
Saint Margaret and the Dragon
Titian