Bare George

The design of a coin is an act of succinct aggrandisement. Bare George explores the coinage of power through a far more famous numismatic image: created in 1817 for King George III and his son, the Prince Regent, by celebrity gem designer Benedetto Pistrucci (1784-1855), it pictures a saint, young St. George, lancing a dragon. He is undressed. Any Greek warrior of artistic relevance to the nineteenth century would be. The dragon is submitting, as the opposition needs to be shown to do.

• | Author: Claire Crowther
• | Publisher: Shearsman Books
• | Publication Date: Jun 17, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 26 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1848614934
• | ISBN-13: 9781848614932