San Giorgio
Giovanni Battista Cima, detto Cima da Conegliano (Conegliano 1449 ca - 1517 ca) Seguace di
The painting immortalises St. George, a noble knight of the Christian faith, made famous thanks to a legend that arose during the Crusades, in which he was the protagonist of an epic feat, victorious over a fearsome Dragon that besieged an entire kingdom.
Imbued with symbolic meanings of the struggle between Good and Evil, this feat made him a favourite subject in art, especially from the Renaissance onwards, as it allowed him to personify both chivalric and religious ideals and values.
The young Saint, with his upright and proud posture, is portrayed here in his shining armour while holding in both hands the long lance, the weapon he will use to defeat the dragon. His bust, slightly turned to his right, pivots on his legs, which are firmly open in a compass shape.
As a whole, the young man's attitude expresses an idea of strength and moral firmness.
Defiladed, in the background, the princess devoutly watches the hero awaiting his help, while being held hostage by the ferocious beast; behind her is the high-walled kingdom of Selem, which the hero manages to free and convert to Christianity.
Our painting is an excellent quality replica of the famous ‘Triptych of the Madonna and Child between Saints George and James’, painted by Cima da Conegliano around 1517 and now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts (Caen, France)*.
An analysis of the general stylistic characteristics of the work allows us to propose a dating of the painting in the late 17th century or early 18th century, presuming an artist marked by experience gained in the Venetian area or by knowledge of 15th-century Venetian culture, characterised by a painting style still marked by refined classicism.
*Trittico della Madonna col Bambino tra i santi Giorgio e Giacomo - Cima da Conegliano
1517, oil on panel, Musée des Beaux-Arts (Caen)
URL: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trittico_della_Madonna_col_Bambino_tra_i_santi_Giorgio_e_Giacomo
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