3. Dragons, serpent-like creatures, in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have been depicted
as winged, horned, four-legged, capable of breathing fire and with a ravenous appetite
Portrayed as monsters to be tamed or overcome, usually by saints or culture heroes, as in the popular
legend of Saint George and the Dragon ...
16. UNKNOWN MASTER
Saint George Slaying the Dragon
Century15th
Wood
Museu Nacional d'Art de
Catalunya, Barcelona
17. The dragon emerged from the pool, ready to eat the princess ...
when suddenly St George appeared
armed with spear, shield, sword and making the sign of the Cross
transfixed the dragon to the ground with his spear
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22. BRUEGEL, Pieter the Elder
The Fall of the Rebel Angels
Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
23. BRUEGEL, Pieter the Elder
The Fall of the Rebel Angels
1562
Oil on oak, 117 x 162 cm
Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts,
Brussels
24. Then war breaks out in Heaven ...
Michael the Archangel and his band of angel soldiers attack the Dragon and manage to throw him out of Heaven
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30. ABADIA, Juan de la
Saint Michael Weighing Souls
Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona
31. ABADIA, Juan de la
Saint Michael Weighing Souls
1480-95
Wood, 127 x 78 cm
Museu Nacional d'Art de
Catalunya, Barcelona
32. The Archangel Saint Michael weights the souls
with the spear he threatens the Devil that tries to cheat by tilting the spare to his favour
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37. BLAKE, William
The Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed in Sun
Brooklyn Museum, New York City
38. BLAKE, William
The Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed in Sun
1803
watercolor, ink and graphite on paper, 43.7 × 34.8
cm
Brooklyn Museum, New York City
39. Then appeared a huge red dragon with seven heads and ten horns . . .
the dragon stopped in front of the woman to devour her child as soon as it was born
The woman, praying for divine intervention, has been interpreted as the Virgin Mary, Israel, and the Church.
46. ... an almost hallucinatory fantasy of madness, vengeance and black magic
Armide enraged by Renaud's "betrayal", orders the demons to rise from Hell
and demolish her palace in an orgy of destruction and self-immolation
58. PIERO DI COSIMO
Perseus Frees Andromeda
c. 1513
Oil on wood, 70 x 123 cm
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
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60. Cetus is the giant sea monster who is coming to chow down on Andromeda.
Unfortunately (for Cetus at least), Perseus slays him before he gets to have his tasty dinner.
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63. The sea monster Cetus is a symbol of the Poseidon, the sea god ...
When the mortals misbehave, Poseidon sends Cetus after them.
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65. Art in Detail_ Famous Dragons Paintings
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