Heilige Margaretha met de draak in een landschap 1505 - 1579

This drawing, created between 1505 and 1579 by the Italian artist Giovanni Cambiaso, depicts Saint Margaret of Antioch standing over a defeated dragon. The drawing is a preparatory study for a larger painting, using brown ink and wash on paper. It portrays the saint holding a cross, a symbol of her faith and her victory over evil, with her left foot seemingly stepping on the vanquished dragon. Cambiaso captures the figure's movement and drapery in a dynamic and expressive manner, characteristic of his late Renaissance style.