The Tuscan & Venetian artists, their thought & work (1904)
Rea, Hope 1860- · London, J. M. Dent · leaf 252
f St. George will give the desired ex-amples. This was the subject of one of Carpacciosgreatest efforts; a statue of St. George is perhaps thecapo lofuoro of the great sculptor Donatello; and AndreaMantegna has left an exquisite little painting of the saintas victor, the combat over, and the dragon… … THE COMPARATIVE TREATMENT 171 His story briefly is as follows. St. George was ayoung Roman tribune and Christian convert. Travellingone ,day alone, to join the army, he met by the way abeautiful maiden, richly clothed, but apparently in pro-found distress. He stopped, and asked the cause of…
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