00906nam a22001577a 4500008004100000020002400041041000900065082001500074100001900089245008200108250001200190260003800202300003100240520045600271650002100727240928b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780743265140qpbk.  aEng.  a759.5bPIT  aPitman, Joanna  a The Dragon's Trail : bthe Biography of Raphael's MasterpiececJoanna Pitman  a1st ed.  aNew yorkbSimon & Schustercc2006  a289 p. : bill. ; c24 cm.  aRaphael's St. George and the Dragon is the work of a genius -- an exquisitely rendered vision of heroism and innocence by one of the greatest painters of all time. Yet the painting's creation is only the beginning of its fascinating story, which spans centuries of power play and intrigue, and has made it a witness to the rise and fall of the great powers of the Western world as it seduced its owners to ever greater heights of corruption and greed.  aArt--Provenance.