Dosso Dossi
St. George

Circa 1513-15
Oil on panel
The Getty Center

This is an unusual, more psychological portrait of the saint, with less elaborate armor, a spear rendered in soft light, and a not very threatening dragon. Instead of a bold red cross on a white shield or breastplate, the artist has painted barely noticeable little red crosses on the shaft of the spear.

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Photographed at the Getty Center by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.