Antoine-Louis Barye Bronze Saint George Dragon Slayer Sculpture Statue Verdigris

Description

An eye caching figural sculpture of Saint George and the Dragon, After Antoine Louis Barye. As the legend goes, Saint George—a soldier venerated in Christianity—defeats a dragon. The story goes that the dragon originally extorted tribute from villagers. When they ran out of livestock and trinkets for the dragon, they started giving up a human tribute once a year. This was acceptable to the villagers until a princess was chosen as the next offering. The saint thereupon rescues the princess and kills the dragon. The narrative was first set in Cappadocia in the earliest sources of the 11th and 12th centuries, but transferred to Libya in the 13th-century Golden Legend.

This stately bronze showcases Saint George the knight on his horse over the dragon with sword in hand. The bronze is finished in verdigris with exceptional detail. The bronze is mounted to a black marble plinth base.

Antoine-Louis Barye (24 September 1795 – 25 June 1875) was a Romantic French sculptor most famous for his work as an animalier, a sculptor of animals. His son and student was the known sculptor Alfred Barye.

Condition

Good Condition; heavy verdigiris, slight separation at the base. Chip to corner of marble base

Dimensions

16" x 8.5" x 19.5"h