Discount Pamono Follower of Giovanni Battista Cima / Cima Da Conegliano, Saint George, 1650, Oil on Canvas, Framed

Follower of Giovanni Battista Cima, known as Cima da CONEGLIANO (Conegliano ca. 1449 – Conegliano ca. 1517)

Oil on canvas (126 x 49 cm. – Framed 143 x 65 cm.)

The painting immortalizes Saint George, a noble knight of Christian faith, made famous thanks to a legend that arose during the Crusades, which saw him as the protagonist of an epic feat, victorious over a fearsome Dragon that was besieging an entire kingdom.

Full of symbolic meanings of the struggle between Good and Evil, this feat made him a favorite subject in art, especially from the Renaissance onwards, as it allowed him to personify ideals and values ​​of both a chivalric and religious nature.

The young Saint, with an upright and proud posture, is portrayed here in his shining armor while holding the long spear in both hands, the weapon he will use to defeat the dragon. The bust, slightly turned to the right, hinges on the legs, firmly open in a compass.

Overall, the young man’s attitude expresses an idea of ​​strength and moral firmness.

In the background, the princess devoutly observes the hero waiting for his help, while she is held hostage by the ferocious beast; behind her is the kingdom of Selem with its high walls, which the hero will manage to free and convert to Christianity.

Our painting is an excellent quality replica taken from the famous ‘Triptych of the Madonna and Child with Saints George and James’, made by Cima da Conegliano around 1517 and now preserved at the Musée des Beaux-Arts (Caen, France)*.

The analysis of the general stylistic characteristics of the work allows us to propose a dating of the painting in the late seventeenth century or in the early eighteenth century, assuming that we must refer to an artist marked by an experience gained in the Venetian area or by knowledge of the Venetian culture of the fifteenth century, characterized by a pictorial style still marked by a refined classicism.

*Triptych of the Madonna and Child between Saints George and James – Cima da Conegliano – 1517, oil on panel, Musée des Beaux-Arts (Caen)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

The work is sold completed by a pleasant gilded wooden frame and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and an iconographic descriptive sheet.