Saint George and the Dragon is a late medieval wooden sculpture depicting the legend of Saint George and the Dragon, located in Storkyrkan in Stockholm, Sweden. It is attributed to Bernt Notke and was commissioned by the Swedish regent Sten Sture the Elder. It was inaugurated in 1489. It has been described as an artistic high point in the artistic production of Bernt Notke.
Bronze replica in Stockholm (1912)
Near contemporary Saint George and the Dragon in Kråksmåla Church, Sweden
Sten Sture the Elder was a Swedish statesman and regent of Sweden from 1470 to 1497 and again from 1501 to 1503. As the leader of the victorious Swedish separatist forces against the royal unionist forces during the Battle of Brunkeberg in 1471, he weakened the Kalmar Union considerably and became the effective ruler of Sweden as Lord Regent for most of his remaining life.
Saint George and the Dragon, commonly attributed to Bernt Notke, in Storkyrkan, Stockholm
18th century burial monument in Strängnäs Cathedral
The Sten Sture Monument in Uppsala, by Carl Milles