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St George, by Hans Burgkmair

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An image of St George. Burgkmair, Hans, the elder (German, 1473-1531). Chiaroscuro woodcut. Production Note: State III.

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St George. Burgkmair, Hans, the elder (German, 1473-1531). Chiaroscuro woodcut. Production Note: State III.

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  • Accession Number: P.3385-R
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Photographer name: Image Library; Fitzwilliam Museum
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 735 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 1.03MB

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16th Century animals armour armoured barding (horse) breastplate Burgkmair chamfrein chamfron chanfron chiaroscuro couter cowter cuirass dragons equestrian feather feathered feathers gauntlets George and the dragon German greaves Hans Burgkmair Hans Burgkmair the elder helmet heroic horseback horses lamb male mounted Northern Renaissance patron saint pauldrons plate armour plumes plummage poleyn print Renaissance rescue sabaton Saint George saints shaffron solleret St George steed suit of armour swords vambrace weapons woodcut

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