St George and the Dragon

The best-known legend associated with St George is that in which he slays a dragon, and delivers a town from its menace. This painting, by the 15th-century Italian artist Paolo Uccello, shows the hero driving his lance through the beast’s head, while the daughter of the king, sent out to await the dragon, looks on.

Paolo Uccello/The National Gallery, London/Corbis

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