Saint George_ after 1540

landscape illustration sketch

toned paper

pencil sketch

charcoal drawing

possibly oil pastel

11_renaissance

fluid art

coffee painting

underpainting

13_16th-century

watercolour illustration

watercolor

Dosso Dossi's _Saint George_ is a pen and brown wash drawing, created after 1540. This artwork, currently housed in the Städel Museum, depicts a pastoral scene with sheep grazing in a wooded landscape. The composition features a classical urn atop a stone plinth, highlighting the artist's interest in the Renaissance ideals of antiquity. The drawing's muted tones and atmospheric quality create a sense of tranquility and serenity, typical of Dosso Dossi's artistic style. The artist's masterful handling of light and shadow contributes to the painting's overall sense of depth and realism.

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Once thought to be the work of Giorgione, this life-size, bust-length depiction of a knight is a copy after a painting by Dosso Dossi. The fact that the Städel picture is painted on a panel of Baltic oak suggests that it was made by a Dutch copyist active in the first half of the 16th century. The original did enjoy great popularity in the north and was numerously copied. Some versions remain faithful to Dossi’s work and show a saint, possibly Saint George, in gleaming steel armour set against a dark background. Other versions invest the saint with the features of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, and the Order of the Golden Fleece. Although the Städel picture was executed in close imitation of Dossi’s model, the semi-circular upper edge sets it apart from the other surviving versions.