St. George at Prague Castle and Perseus: an Impossible Encounter?

0459575 - FLÚ 2017 RIV CZ eng J - Journal Article
Bažant, Jan
St. George at Prague Castle and Perseus: an Impossible Encounter?
Studia Hercynia. Roč. 19, 1/2 (2015), s. 189-201. ISSN 1212-5865. E-ISSN 2336-8144
Institutional support: RVO:67985955
Keywords : Bellerophon * St. George * iconography * Prague Castle * classical tradition
Subject RIV: AB - History
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St. George and Perseus crossed their paths for the first time in the 11th century when the myth of Greek hero inspired the legend of a Christian saint. In the 14th century, the pictorial types of St. George, Perseus and Bellerphon fighting the dragon started converging. The famous bronze statue of St. George at the Prague Castle, which was creted in 1373, represents an advanced stage opf the process.
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