Matar al dragón; matar al diablo. La naturaleza como escenario de acción de san Miguel y san Jorge en algunos ejemplos pictóricos bajomedievales y renacentistas (siglo XV e inicios del XVI)

Abstract

Nature became a frequent topic in Late Medieval and Renaissance paintings about Saint Michael and Saint George slaying the dragon or the Devil. These saints started to have a strong presence in the Western Medieval visual culture in the 12th century. The objective to show the victory of Christianity over the religious enemy involved complex image devices increasingly credible and impressive. Therefore, nature became the favourite setting for these battles due to the introduction of certain details, plants and animals to allude to the wild and untamed associated with evil forces. This paper aims to discuss these points in some European paintings made during the 15th and early 16th centuries.

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