Saint George and the Dragon
Andrea Briosco, called Riccio
1401 to 1500
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall: 5.35 × 6.07 cm (2 1/8 × 2 3/8 in.) gross weight: 54.08 gr (0.119 lb.)
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Accession Number
1957.14.255
About the Artist
Andrea Briosco, called Riccio · 1470–1532
Andrea Briosco, better known by his nickname Riccio ("curly-headed"), was born around 1470 in Padua, the vibrant intellectual hub of Renaissance northern Italy, and died there in 1532. The son of goldsmith Ambrogio di Cristoforo Briosco, he received his initial training in his father's workshop, mastering the delicate techniques of metalwork essential for his future mastery of bronze. Riccio then ...