Title: Saint George the dragon slayer4
1SAINT GEORGE THE DRAGON SLAYER
2Caceres (Spain) Plaza de San Jorge
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5Caceres (Spain) Plaza de San Jorge
6Zaragoza (Spain) Decoration detail Chapel of San
Vicente Martyr, Cathedral (La Seo)
7Tübingen (Germany) Stiftskirche St. Georg
8Tübingen (Germany) Stiftskirche St. Georg
9Vienna Kunsthistorisches Museum 16th century
10British Museum 1628-1629
Ion Irimescu (1903-2005)
England Downside Abbey Detail from the Van
Cutsem memorial chapel by Sir Ninian Comper
11Antwerpen (Belgium) GroteMarkt St. George's
Guild House
Guild Houses in Grote Market Historic Center
12Berlin (Germany) Bronze statue,
"Holy St. George fighting the dragon" by sculptor
August Kiss from 1853
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15The 6m high statue group by sculptor August Kiss
(1802-1865) is fascinating for its detailed
design
16Until the demolition of the Stadtschloss, the
monument was located in its courtyard, later in
Friedrichshain park
17With the reconstruction of the Nikolaiviertel,
the equestrian statue has found a proper place in
Berlins historic center, facing the oldest
church in the city St. Nicholas Church
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20Berlin (Germany)
21Chateau Pierrefonds (Oise, France)
Ivan Gamolskogo
22Ukraine Kharkiv (or Kharkov) Charles Darwin
street
23Ukraine - Lwow The baroque-rococo St. George's
Cathedral (one of the finest examples of rococo
church architecture in Europe) constructed
between 1744-1760 on a hill overlooking the city
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25An expressive statue of St. George the
Dragon-slayer, by Johann Georg Pinsel, stands in
the church attic. Pinsel's hands also created the
stony images of St. Leo, the Pope and St.
Athanasius who stand on guard over the church
portal "warning with their stern look about their
readiness to fight against anyone not showing
enough venerability
26Johann Georg Pinsel one of the most talented
and mysterious sculptors of the 18th century. He
is nicknamed Ukrainian Michelangelo for his
extraordinary mastery. An exhibition of the
renowned Ukrainian artist in the Louvre was
opened in 2012
27Bethlehem - Statue of Saint George and the Dragon
in Church of the Nativity
28The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem
29Ukraine Donetsk
30Bolshereche (Russia) Old Siberian
historical-cultural Museum complex Starina
31Bolshereche (Russia)
32Bolshereche (Russia)
33Bobruisk, Belarus
34Bobruisk, Belarus
35Ethiopia, Lalibela, the monolithic church Saint
George was carved out of rock
36Ivanovo (Russia) The monument was created
without budget funding for the means of
philanthropists. Sculpture of George created by
renowned artist Sergei Isakov and philanthropists
donated to the city
37Ivanovo (Russia) St George's Church Work on the
church was started in 2005 on the 60th
anniversary of the end of the Second World War
and was completed two years later in 2007
38Ivanovo (Russia) St George's Church In form it
represents a tall white gable church with a
single golden dome. The church also stands as a
memorial to those who fell in the Second World
War.
39Ivanovo (Russia)
40Jurmala (Latvia)
41Kurgan (Russia) Church of the Nativity
42Kurgan (Russia) Monument to St. George sculptor
Igor Akimov
43Krasnodar, Russia Memorial Arch Marshal Georgy
Zhukov
44Krasnodar, Russia, Memorial Arch Marshal Georgy
Zhukov
45Melbourne (Australia) St George and the dragon,
1889 English sculptor Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm
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49Melbourne (Australia) St George and the dragon,
1889 English sculptor Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm
50Melbourne (Australia)
51Pendant made by Lluís Masriera i Rosés in the
collection at the Museu Nacional d'Art de
Catalunya
52United Kingdom
53St. George and the Dragon 1597 Reliquary of
Chivalry Residenz Museum in Munich, Germany
Polychrome wood figure of St. George and the
dragon, Tyrol, 16th century style 106cm high
54Text pictures Internet All copyrights belong
to their respective owners Presentation Sanda
Foisoreanu
2016
Sound Juan Diego Florez - Plaudite,
Sonat Tuba - Alleluia