[The Man and the Dragon] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [The Man and the Dragon]
Subject: Men; Weapon; House; Dragon; Monster
Period: 1450-1500;
Geographic: Italy; Europe; Ancient Greece
Description: The right-hand three fourths of the image is inside a home. In the lower right corner is a low table with a small stool. Food lays untouched on the table with a cup and a knife. A man is standing up on the left of the stool and table. He is holding a long stick, possibly a sword or some other weapon. He is facing a dragon like creature. It is standing on its hind legs that resemble the feet of an eagle. It has horns and its wings are open. To the left of the man is a door, and on the other side of the door is a seen a man outside holding a snake-like creature. The man is bare-footed, wearing ripped trousers and a blouse. There is a leafy tree behind him in the field that he stands in.
Image Creator: Accio Zucco (Translator); S. Conte Giulio Landi (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Illustration
Identifier: mta:25924
Language: ita
Source Name: [The Man and the Dragon]
Parent Collection: 1487 Italy Brescia
Image: mta_25924_OBJ.jpg