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Saint George and the Dragon

Saint George and the Dragon
This painting by Italian Renaissance artist Paolo Uccello depicts the 4th-century Christian Saint George rescuing a princess as he kills a dragon that had been terrorizing a city. After slaying the dragon, George converted the town to Christianity. Painted about 1460, Saint George and the Dragon is in the National Gallery in London, England.
Paolo Uccello/The National Gallery, London/Corbis
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Uccello, Paolo; Mythology; George, Saint; Dragon
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