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Saint and fabulous animals from the facade of the      
Church of the Holy Cross on Achthamar Island, Van Lake,
Turkey. The church was built 915-921 for Armenian King 
Gagik, by his master builder Manuel.
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Saint and fabulous animals from the facade of the Church of the Holy Cross...

Devils pushing the damned into the maw                 
of a giant crocodile, the maw of Hell.                 
Stained glass
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Devils pushing the damned into the maw of a giant crocodile, th...

Saint George killing the dragon, the Libyan            
princess behind him. Saint Nicolai Church              
in Kalkar, Westfalen.
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Saint George killing the dragon, the Libyan princess behind him. Sai...

The gates of Hell, in the form of a monster's maw,     
receive the sinners; Last Judgement tympanon           
from Sainte-Foy Church in Conques.
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The gates of Hell, in the form of a monster's maw, receive the sinners; Las...

Detail of the Easter chandelier, Santa Maria           
della Salute.
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Detail of the Easter chandelier, Santa Maria della Salute.

Saint George and the Dragon, altar of Weltenburg       
Benedictine abbey church. Saint George rides against   
a painted background; the dragon raises its ugly head  
and the princess hides behind her veil: right and left 
Saints Martin and Maurus.
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Saint George and the Dragon, altar of Weltenburg Benedictine abbey church...

Schloss Tyrol (Castel Tirolo),portal of the 12th       
century chapel.A dragon attacked by a raven.From       
the right portal jamb.
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Schloss Tyrol (Castel Tirolo),portal of the 12th century chapel.A dragon...

Margarete of Parma (1522-1586), illegitimate daughter  
of Emperor Karl V, Governess of the Netherlands        
since 1559, with her patron saint St. Margaret and     
the dragon. Stained glass window in St. Janskerk, Gouda
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Margarete of Parma (1522-1586), illegitimate daughter of Emperor Karl V, Gover...

Heralds and Spanish nobles, heralds'coats, standards   
and caparisons with the Imperial Eagle, in the funerary
procession held in Brussels for Emperor Karl V, 1558.  
The only hand-coloured copy of the book was a present  
of King Philip II to his Councillor Cardinal Granvella.
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Heralds and Spanish nobles, heralds'coats, standards and caparisons with the...

Saint Margaret, emerging unharmed from the belly       
of a dragon who had swallowed her.                     
Limestone
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Saint Margaret, emerging unharmed from the belly of a dragon who had swal...

The archangel Michael killing the dragon.
Part of a book cover, Carolingian workshop,
Rhineland, around 800.
Ivory, 34 x 10 cm
Inv. 53.50
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The archangel Michael killing the dragon. Part of a book cover, Carolingian work...

On the way to the court of Ireland,Tristram kills a    
dragon which terrorized the countryside and devoured   
young girls.As proof Tristram cuts the monster's tongue
but is poisoned by the mere contact.Murals in the      
"summer-house" of Runkelstein show the Tristram legend.
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On the way to the court of Ireland,Tristram kills a dragon which terrorized...