CARPACCIO, Vittore
(b. 1472, Venezia, d. 1526, Capodistria)

St George and the Dragon (detail)

1502
Tempera on canvas
Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni, Venice

On the ground, baked by the sun, we can see the remains of the dragon's victims and vipers, lizards, toads and vultures, each realistically portrayed.