Why it matters
Saint George frees the princess in this relief carved in stiacciato, a very shallow relief. It sat below Donatello's statue of Saint George on the church of Orsanmichele.
Did you know?
- It dates from around 1416–1417.
- Replicas now stand in the original position.
- Both the relief and the statue are in the Bargello.
Based on the Wikipedia article Saint George Freeing the Princess (CC BY-SA 4.0).
