Monday, December 7, 2009

Here Be Dragons

Starting out December inspired by dragons...in medieval manuscripts, paintings and modern movies and TV shows.

St. George kills the dragon. Shrewsbury Talbot Book of Romances. 1445

St. George rescues the princess. From Beautfort Hours. 1410

St. George Slays the Dragon by Lucas Cranach the Elder. (1472-1553)
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8 comments:

  1. Jen ParrishDecember 8, 2009 at 9:28 AM

    great collection! I hadn't seen that Cranach before.

    The very first dragon looks happy to be slayed.

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  2. Medieval MuseDecember 8, 2009 at 9:56 AM

    And it looks like they are making a banquet or party of the slaying - shall we call it a tickle instead?

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  3. JenniferDecember 10, 2009 at 3:55 PM

    I love the color in the first two and the Cranach is simply awesome.

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  4. Medieval MuseDecember 11, 2009 at 10:31 AM

    Jno
    The details are remarkable too.

    I may just be inspired to rewatch St. George and the Dragon with James Purefoy to keep the theme going.

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  5. MargaretDecember 18, 2009 at 1:17 PM

    Ah, dragons are such an irresistible trope. I always wanted to meet a dragon as a kid - and still do!

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  6. Medieval MuseDecember 19, 2009 at 1:51 PM

    Margaret - I join you in this quest!

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  7. SilkandBoneDecember 22, 2009 at 7:59 AM

    It is so nice to see you on here! I gave up on Live Journal- couldn't juggle all of the information sites.. :)
    I love dragons- and these pics are great. I really love the one by Lucas Cranach the Elder...

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  8. Medieval MuseDecember 22, 2009 at 8:07 AM

    Silkandbone - Thanks. So great to see you too and I hear you on LJ - I've sort of migrated to FB, but sometimes I love purely visual posts.

    Happy holidays to you!

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