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50 artworks. Compare how artists drew it, or what it meant to them.

Style 1 16

Iron Dragon
Pearl Torell · c. 1939
National Gallery of Art
Dragon
1936
Rijksmuseum
Dragon in foliage with lion and phoenix heads
Sahkulu (Turkish, active 1526–56) · mid-1500s
Cleveland Museum of Art
La Peri (Mythological Subject)
Gustave Moreau · 1865
Art Institute of Chicago
Lion, Dragon and Fox
Jean de Gourmont (French, 1506-1551) · 1520/30
Art Institute of Chicago
The Naked Woman and the Dragon
Allaert Claesz · 1553
Art Institute of Chicago
Ornament Panel with Dragons, Masks, and Instruments of War
Zoan Andrea · c. 1505
National Gallery of Art
Warrior Fighting a Dragon
c. 1822
Rijksmuseum
Cartouche with Dragon and Bird
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768; Carl Albert von Lespilliez, German, 1723 - 1796; François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768 · 1730s
Smithsonian
A Diplomatic (Chinese) Design Presented to U.S.
Thomas Nast · 1881
National Gallery of Art
Cartouche with Dragon
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768; Franz Xaver Andreas Jungwierth, German, 1720–1790; François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768 · 1730s
Smithsonian
Cartouche with a Dragon and Armorial Trophy
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768; Franz Xaver Andreas Jungwierth, German, 1720–1790; François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768 · 1730s
Smithsonian
The Dragon devouring the companions of Cadmus
Goltzius, Hendrick; Haarlem, Cornelis Cornelisz. van · 1588
SMK – National Gallery of Denmark
Recto, Design for a door handle with alternative suggestions
Jean Le Pautre, French, 1618–1682 · 1650s, 1680s
Smithsonian
Dragon and Tiger
Sesson Shūkei (Japanese, c. 1492–c. 1577) · c. 1546–56
Cleveland Museum of Art
Design for a Medal Representing Saint George and the Dragon
John Flaxman · c. 1800?
National Gallery of Art

Style 2 10

Parade Float with the Virgin and Child riding a Dragon, plate 8 from A. Isacchi, "Relatione di Alfonso Isachi intorno l'origine, solennità, traslatione, et miracoli della Madonna di Reggio [...]," (Account by Alfonso Isachi regarding the Origin, Festivities, Procession, and Miracles of the Madonna of Reggio)
Giovanni Luigi Valesio, Italian, ca. 1583 - 1633; Flaminio Bartoli, Italian · 1610s
Smithsonian
Studies of a dragon
1600s, 1560s
Smithsonian
Dragon
Soga Nichokuan (Japanese) · early to mid-1600s
Cleveland Museum of Art
Painted Panel of Character "Dragon"
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910) · early 1900s
Cleveland Museum of Art
Susano-o no Mikoto Killing the Eight-headed Dragon
Torii Kiyomasu II · 1748
Art Institute of Chicago
St George and the Dragon
Uberti, Lucantonio degli · 1503-1557
SMK – National Gallery of Denmark
Pillow cover
1700s, 1790s
Smithsonian
Pister (kind of snake)
Netherlands · 1350
KB, National Library of the Netherlands
The Green Dragon
Arthur Rackham (British, 1867–1939) · 1910
Cleveland Museum of Art
Dragons Among Clouds
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重 · 1844
Art Institute of Chicago

Style 3 7

Dragon Weather Vane
Dorothy Hay Jensen · 1935/1942
National Gallery of Art
Articulated Dragon
Myochin School · c. 1880
Art Institute of Chicago
Dragon-Shaped Architectural Ornament
Indonesia · 13th/14th century
Art Institute of Chicago
Relief with Dragon from a Funerary Stove Model
China, from a tomb in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, Han dynasty (202 BCE–220 CE) · 202 BCE–220 CE
Cleveland Museum of Art
Mirror with a Coiling Dragon
China, Tang dynasty (618-907) · 700s
Cleveland Museum of Art
Section of a Coffin Platform: Dragon
China, Northern Qi dynasty (550-577) · 550–77
Cleveland Museum of Art
Jar with Dragon Chasing Flaming Pearl
Korea · Joseon dynasty(1392–1910), 17th century
Art Institute of Chicago

Style 4 7

Draco (dragon)
Netherlands · 1350
KB, National Library of the Netherlands
Dragon
Netherlands · 1512
KB, National Library of the Netherlands
Dragon
Netherlands · 1460
KB, National Library of the Netherlands
Draco (dragon)
Netherlands
KB, National Library of the Netherlands
Grotesque Strip with Dragon, Shields and Wild Men
German 15th Century · c. 1475/1500
National Gallery of Art
Saint George & the Dragon, Carved Out of Section of Plank - Painted
Majel G. Claflin · c. 1938
National Gallery of Art
Jaculum (kind of snake)
Netherlands
KB, National Library of the Netherlands

Named in the museum's description 10

The dragon is small, hidden or only part of the story in these works, so they're shown whole.

St George and the Dragon
Uberti, Lucantonio degli · 1503-1557
SMK – National Gallery of Denmark
St George and the Dragon
Uberti, Lucantonio degli · 1503-1557
SMK – National Gallery of Denmark
St George and the Dragon
Uberti, Lucantonio degli · 1503-1557
SMK – National Gallery of Denmark
St George and the Dragon
Uberti, Lucantonio degli · 1503-1557
SMK – National Gallery of Denmark
St George and the Dragon
Uberti, Lucantonio degli · 1503-1557
SMK – National Gallery of Denmark
St George and the Dragon
Uberti, Lucantonio degli · 1503-1557
SMK – National Gallery of Denmark
St George and the Dragon
Uberti, Lucantonio degli · 1503-1557
SMK – National Gallery of Denmark
St George and the Dragon
Uberti, Lucantonio degli · 1503-1557
SMK – National Gallery of Denmark
St George and the Dragon
Uberti, Lucantonio degli · 1503-1557
SMK – National Gallery of Denmark
Dragon
China or Mongolia · Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 220) or later
Art Institute of Chicago