St George Freeing the Princess

St George Freeing the Princess
Year	1416-1417
Dimensions	39 cm × 120 cm (15 in × 47 in)
Location	Bargello Museum, Florence

St George Freeing the Princess is a marble stiacciato bas-relief sculpture by Donatello, sculpted around 1416 or 1417.[1] Originally under the same artist's St George on an external niche of Orsanmichele church, they are both now in the Bargello Museum in Florence, with replicas replacing them in their original position.[2]

References

(in Italian) Pierluigi De Vecchi ed Elda Cerchiari, I tempi dell'arte, volume 2, Bompiani, Milan, 1999 (ISBN 88-451-7212-0).
(in Italian) Paola Grifoni, Francesca Nannelli, Le statue dei santi protettori delle arti fiorentine e il Museo di Orsanmichele, Quaderni del servizio educativo, Edizioni Polistampa, Florence, 2006.

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[1] (in Italian) Pierluigi De Vecchi ed Elda Cerchiari, I tempi dell'arte, volume 2, Bompiani, Milan, 1999 (ISBN 88-451-7212-0).

[2] (in Italian) Paola Grifoni, Francesca Nannelli, Le statue dei santi protettori delle arti fiorentine e il Museo di Orsanmichele, Quaderni del servizio educativo, Edizioni Polistampa, Florence, 2006.