Rossettis Story of St George and the Dragon

Rossetti’s Story of St. George and the Dragon Laura Anderson

The villagers The man with the picture of the dragon The King The Queen The Princess The man with the basket of “How word came to the King skullsof Egypt touching a certain dragon that ate much fold and must needs be fed with a noble damsel to stay his maw. ”

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Emphasis on hair texture Heraldic designs “A decorative insistence and a desire for filling up space” (332) Rossetti’s drawings are dated around 1861 -1862, during his “Arthurian” period.

The woeful maiden The woeful court damsels “How the damsels of the court cast lots who should be the dragon’s meat and how the lot fell to the king’s daughter. ”

Texture detail of clothing Detail on sleeves, hair, belt “How the damsels of the court cast lots who should Wood be the dragon’s meat and how the lot fell to the detail king’s daughter. ”

The townspeople The Princess The soldiers “How the woful Princess was borne to be eaten of the dragon. ”

Fewer details in background Head bowed in submission, arms tied across chest Woeful, yet dutiful Detail on medieval armor Detail on carriage

As you might imagine, a design this complex would be difficult to duplicate on a stained-glass window. This difficulty may account for why Rossetti produced so few window designs.

St. George and the Princess Sabra

The Wedding of St. George and Princess Sabra

The Sermo n on the Mount