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Pendant with Saint George and the Dragon

ca. 1890–1910
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 542
The central motif of this romantic evocation of a Renaissance jewel was probably inspired by a sixteenth century pendant such as the Saint George in the collection of the Grünes Gewölbe in Dresden. This Renaissance-style motif is attached to an openwork roundel, and it is repeated as though seen from the back on the reverse side of the roundel, but in a flat, linear style that seems to have no parallel in a sixteenth-century jewel. While the technique of enameling is not the same, the effect achieved resembles French plique-à-jour enamels of about 1900; but the jewel is perhaps closest in style to turn-of-the-century graphic art—for example, the book illustrations by Arthur Rackham for Grimm’s fairy tales of the Wagnerian legends.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Pendant with Saint George and the Dragon
  • Date: ca. 1890–1910
  • Culture: possibly French
  • Medium: Enameled gold set with diamonds
  • Dimensions: Diameter: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
  • Classifications: Jewelry, Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
  • Credit Line: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
  • Object Number: 1982.60.374
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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