Saint George and the dragon

Carlo Crivelli’s Saint George and the Dragon is a striking example of Religious painting crafted with tempera on wood. Reflecting his conservative Early renaissance style, the painting features detailed, decorative elements and vivid colors that emphasize both the saint’s heroic act and spiritual symbolism. Crivelli, influenced by Venetian masters like Mantegna, developed a distinctive personal style rooted in the March of Ancona, contrasting with his contemporaries such as Giovanni Bellini. The artwork captures the legend of Saint George slaying the dragon, blending Gothic decorative sensibility with a compelling narrative, characteristic of Crivelli’s time.