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St. George and the Dragon [circa 1506] - Raphael
The High Renaissance
16th Century
Florence was the main centre for art in this period. The rise of artists as celebrities in
their own right, gave them more say in the development of their own work. Patronage of the
Catholic Church causing a surge of religious works to be undertaken in churches, including
monumental frescos.