# St George and the Dragon

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## Artwork

- Artist: [PFORR, Franz](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pforr-franz-r9f1801311d6e34>)
- Date: 1801-1850
- Technique: Oil on wood, 28 x 21 cm

## Commentary

St George and the Dragon c. 1811 Oil on wood, 28 x 21 cm Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt Pforr&#39;s short life was overshadowed by illness and depression and this is evident in this painting. The combatants are self-sufficient, in a way that is quite out of keeping with a struggle; only the large and penetrating eye of the horse takes up contact with the viewer. This is a fight without effort, as if the knight were dreaming his own experience in a lethargy remote from time.

## Related artworks

- [Raphael, Fra Angelico and Michelangelo over Rome](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pforr-franz-r9f1801311d6e34/raphael-fra-angelico-and-michelangelo-over-rome-r73531839763d33>)
- [Shulamit and Mary](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pforr-franz-r9f1801311d6e34/shulamit-and-mary-rd371f7a363f39b>)
- [The Entry of Emperor Rudolf of Habsburg into Basel](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pforr-franz-r9f1801311d6e34/the-entry-of-emperor-rudolf-of-habsburg-into-basel-rd591df2a0c0b4a>)

## Attribution

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