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Saint George and the Dragon is a painting by Paolo Uccello dating from around 1470. It is on display in the National Gallery, London, United Kingdom.[1] It was formerly housed in the Palais Lanckoroński in Vienna, belonging to Count Karol Lanckoroński and sold by his son and heir Anton in 1959 through Mr. Farago. The first mention of it being there is 1898.

Saint George and the Dragon
Artist	Paolo Uccello
Year	c. 1470
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	55.6 cm × 74.2 cm (21.9 in × 29.2 in)
Location	National Gallery, London

Gothicizing tendencies in Paolo Uccello's art are nowhere more apparent than in this painting. It shows a scene from the famous story of Saint George and the Dragon. On the right, George is spearing the beast, and on the left, the princess is using her belt as a leash to take the dragon up to the town.

The eye in the storm gathering on the right of Saint George is lined up with his spear showing there has been divine intervention.

An earlier less dramatic version of the same subject by the Italian artist is in the Musée Jacquemart-André, Paris.

The painting is used as the basis for the U. A. Fanthorpe poem, Not My Best Side,[2] and may have served as inspiration for Sir John Tenniel's illustration of the Jabberwock in Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There.[3]

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- [en] Saint George and the Dragon (Uccello)

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[es] San Jorge y el dragón (Paolo Uccello, París)

San Jorge y el dragón es una obra del pintor italiano Paolo Uccello. Está realizado en temple sobre madera, y fue pintado entre 1456 y 1460. Mide 52 cm de alto y 90 cm de ancho. Se exhibe actualmente en el Museo Jacquemart-André de París.

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[fr] Saint Georges et le Dragon (Paolo Uccello)

Saint Georges et le dragon est une œuvre du peintre Paolo Uccello, peinte vers 1470. Initialement partie de la collection de Karol Lanckoroński, elle est exposée à la National Gallery de Londres

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[it] San Giorgio e il drago (Paolo Uccello)

San Giorgio e il drago è un dipinto a olio su tela (57×73 cm) di Paolo Uccello, conservata alla National Gallery di Londra e databile al 1460 circa. Sebbene notoriamente l'uso della tela come supporto per i dipinti sia divenuto popolare a Venezia verso la fine del Quattrocento, pare che i primi esempi di pittura su tela siano fiorentini. Questo dipinto, nello specifico, pare essere il primo (o meglio il più antico) esempio a noi pervenuto di olio su tela, dopo la Crocifissione di Donato de' Bardi[1].

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