S:t Göran and the dragon - replika

The original i placed in Storkyrkan. Sten Sture the elder had to order a sculpture to celebrate his victory over the Union king Kristian I at the Battle of Brunkeberg in 1471. The sculpture Sankt Göran and the dragon were placed in the Grand Church(Storkyrkan) in Stockholm in 1489. It is unclear where it was made and by whom. St. George is considered to represent Sten Sture the Elder, the city of Stockholm and the nation as the virgin and the Danes under the King of the Union as the dragon, and the present time perceived the sculpture in that way. The horse's seldon shows three water lily leaves, which were the older Stureättens, ”Sjöbladens, weapon image. The armor on Sankt Göran and the horse is consistent with Sten Stures. The virgin wears a Burgundian suit and jewelry according to distinguished contemporary taste, and may have had Sten Sture's wife Ingeborg Åkesdotter (Tott) as a role model. In the 1910s, a replica of the sculpture was inbronze and placed in the former block: Aceton, between Köpmantorget and Österlånggatan in the Old town in Stockholm. It was inaugurated under the pomp and circumstance in October 1912. The project was carried out through funding by the Association of Stockholm Adornment with Art and the manufacturer Hjalmar Wicander. The wooden sculpture was copied during Theodor Lundberg's review into mud and was then infused in plaster, after which it was transferred into bronze by Otto Meyer's artificial foundry. The plinth was designed by the courtcurator Gustaf Lindgren. /Wikipedia