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19"x10" Signed Saint George Killing Dragon Bronze Sculpture Art 25 LBS.

Currency:USD Category:Art / Medium - Sculptures Start Price:199.00 USD Estimated At:449.00 - 719.00 USD
19 x10 Signed Saint George Killing Dragon Bronze Sculpture Art 25 LBS.
11YRD34980 This Is A Bronze Sculpture Depicting The Legendary Saint George Killing A Dragon. The Slaying Is Said To Have Happened In A Place Called Silene In Libya. A Plague-Bearing Dragon Lived Around A Town Of Ancient Lore That Had A Pond, As Large As A Lake, Where It Envenomed All The Countryside. To Appease The Dragon, The People Of Silene Used To Feed It Two Sheep Every Day, And When The Sheep Failed, They Fed It Their Children, Chosen By Lottery. It Happened That The Lot Fell On The King'S Daughter. The King, Distraught With Grief, Told The People They Could Have All His Gold And Silver And Half Of His Kingdom If His Daughter Were Spared; The People Refused. The Daughter Was Sent Out To The Lake, Decked Out As A Bride, To Be Fed To The Dragon. Saint George By Chance Rode Past The Lake. The Princess, Trembling, Sought To Send Him Away, But George Vowed To Remain. The Viewer Witnesses As St. George Valiantly Arises To The Noble Moment Of Saintly Protection As He Rears His Spear On High, Jutting A Fatal Wound Into The Dragon That Twists And Writhes Under His Weight. The Sculpture Was Cast Using The Age-Old Method Of Lost-Wax Casting And Stained With A Brown Patina Finish For Preservation. It Is Mounted Upon A Black Marble Base With The European Bronze Finery Stamp Of Quality And The Artist Milo'S Signature. The Artist Milo Lived Most Of His Childhood In Andalusia, Spain. Influenced By An Artistic Family Background, He Began Sculpting At The Age Of Seventeen. After Apprenticing With Several Accomplished Sculptors Both In America And Spain, He Began His Own Work Focusing Equally On Steel And Bronze. From Art Nuevo To Art Deco, Wildlife Nature To Equestrian, Classical To Contemporary, Religious To Renascence Or Nude, You Will Find Remarkable Assortment Of Diverse Art Forms And Sizes, Coupled With Undeniable Values Makes European Bronze A Fantasy Playground For Art Collector And Lover In You...................SHIPPING USA: $25....HI, ALASKA, CANADA: $79...ALL OTHER COUNTRIES: $189
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