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St. George (San Jorge) from 25 Prints of José Guadalupe Posada

St. George (San Jorge) from 25 Prints of José Guadalupe Posada

José Guadalupe Posada
Mexican, 1852–1913
published 1942
A small, bold engraving by José Guadalupe Posada that pictures Saint George on horseback spearing a many‑headed dragon, rendered as a punchy, popular-image retelling of a familiar devotional tale.
What first hits you is the compact, high‑contrast figure dropped into a wide white field—the rearing horse, the feathered‑hat rider, and the writhing serpents composed of thick, incisive black lines that make the action feel both folk‑like and immediate.
Posada translated traditional religious and folk motifs into mass‑made, graphic prints that democratized visual culture in Mexico and helped shape the iconography that later Mexican muralists and printmakers would embrace and reinvent.
Medium
Engraving from a portfolio of seventeen engravings and eight etchings
Dimensions
composition: 2 3/4 x 2 11/16" (7 x 6.9 cm); sheet: 7 5/16 x 5 9/16" (18.5 x 14.2 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Inter-American Fund
Accession
772.1942.21
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