St. George and the Dragon (Carpaccio)

St. George and the Dragon is a tempera on canvas painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Vittore Carpaccio. It is housed in the Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni of Venice, northern Italy. This painting acts as a metaphor for the relationship between the Dalmatians and the Ottomans. It symbolizes the ambition to christianize foreign cultures, specifically Islamic cultures.