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<p>[QUOTE="Debora, post: 4266932, member: 1476"]I suspect the pose was inspired by Donatello's sculpture, also in contrapposto, showing St. George at rest (after slaying the dragon.) Here's a St. George by Victorian Pre-Raphaelite artist Charles Edward Hallé. A painting, and an action pose, but very similar in sensibility to the figure above.</p><p><br /></p><p>Debora</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]339822[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Debora, post: 4266932, member: 1476"]I suspect the pose was inspired by Donatello's sculpture, also in contrapposto, showing St. George at rest (after slaying the dragon.) Here's a St. George by Victorian Pre-Raphaelite artist Charles Edward Hallé. A painting, and an action pose, but very similar in sensibility to the figure above. Debora [ATTACH=full]339822[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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