# Retable of St George \(detail\) [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [MARZAL DE SAX, Andrés]() - Date: 1401-1450 - Technique: Tempera on wood ## Commentary Retable of St George \(detail\) c. 1400 Tempera on wood Victoria and Albert Museum, London This battle scene is the central panel of a retable dedicated to St George. There are several assumptions concerning the exact datation and location of the represented battle. The most acceptable is that it was the battle of El Puig de Santa Maria \(Hill of Saint Mary, about 8 miles from Valencia\) which took place in September 1238. After the battle Valencia was surrendered to the Catalan king, James I the Conqueror. On the painting St George is participating in the battle on the side of the Catalan king. ## Related artworks - [Retable of St George \(detail\)]() - [Retable of St George \(detail\)]() - [Retable of St George \(detail\)]() - [Retable of St George]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()