3588551 Saint George Fighting the Dragon, c.1520 (tempera on limewood) by Graf, Urs (The Elder) (1485-1528); 60.9x51.4 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; (add.info.: In the Golden Legend a plague-bearing dragon lived in the 10th century Libyan town (Silene) lake, poisoning the countryside. When the townspeople ran out of sheep to satisfy it, they started feeding it their children, chosen by lots. When this fell on the king\'s daughter, he offered all his gold and silver and half his kingdom to spare her, but the people refused so she was sent to the lake. Saint George by chance rode past, made the Sign of the Cross at the dragon and seriously wounded it with his lance, offering to kill it if the people converted to Christianity. ); Swiss, out of copyright.