Raphael Sanzio (1483-1520) & Saint George and the Dragon
Raphael Sanzio, 1483-1520 biography here at Web Gallery |
Raphael Sanzio, Saint George and the Dragon, 1505 |
Raphael Sanzio, St. George Struggling with the Dragon, 1503-1505 |
Raphael's works are divided into three periods, his early works, his Florentine period and his Roman period. The first paintings we looked at are his Saint George and the Dragon paintings, both painted during his Florentine period.
We took turns sketching different parts of the painting. |
They said they didn't like his work as much, saying that the dragon looked like a dog and the horse was ill-proportioned, but my student, at least, enjoyed sketching from it very much.