St. George at Prague Castle and Perseus: an Impossible Encounter?
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 Bellerophon fighting the dragon started converging. The famous bronze statue o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | ces |
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Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta
2015-12-01
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| Series: | Studia Hercynia |
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| Online Access: | https://studiahercynia.ff.cuni.cz/wp-content/uploads/sites/79/2016/05/jan_bazant_189-201.pdf |
| Summary: | 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
Bellerophon fighting the dragon started converging. The famous bronze statue of St. George at the Prague
Castle, which was created in 1373, represents an advanced stage of this process. |
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| ISSN: | 1212-5865 2336-8144 |