Formerly attributed to Luca Signorelli - St George

This drawing shows a knight in full armor mounted on a rearing horse. The rider is captured in a vigorous twisting motion, raising his right arm to strike while balancing with a shield. The artist focuses on the physical tension and anatomy of both the man and the animal to create a sense of movement.

Raphael’s work is a primary expression of High Renaissance thought, which sought to reflect divine harmony through perfect proportion and grace, ideas rooted in Neoplatonic philosophy. The motif of the dragon-slayer was frequently used in Renaissance and later esoteric traditions as an allegory for the triumph of the soul over the animalistic or chaotic aspects of nature.