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- Collection: September 9: Scuole Painting Cycles
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Triumph of Saint George (Saint George Kills the Dragon at Selene)
The painting Triumph of Saint George by Vittore Carpaccio is the fifth of seven paintings in a collection known as Episodes from the Life of Sts Jerome, George and Triphun that depict three stories of Christian saints. This specific painting depicts…
Triumph of Saint George, detail showing St. George and the defeated dragon
Depicted here is the “Triumph of Saint George”, a painting created by Vittore Carpaccio. In order to understand the context of the painting, one must first understand the historical story. St. George, a traveling Christian Roman soldier, stumbles…
The Vision of St. Augustine
Carpaccio’s "The Vision of St. Augustine" depicts St. Augustine in his cell writing a letter to St. Jerome to try to quantify the exact amount of joy that a person feels in the presence of God. In the moment that is painted, a bright light with the…
St. George and the Dragon
The painting shows the first of the three episodes dedicated to St. George's life: the other two are the Triumph of St. George and the Baptism of the Selenites. The works date to Carpaccio's mature period when he was commissioned by the "Scuola"…