Independent published a fascinating article on the patron saint of England - Saint George: The many changing faces of St George (By Matilda Battersby). The article recorded the changes took place tracing back to 1470. Battersby said that "While the list is by no means exhaustive, it contains some of the best and most interesting works, and should provide a bit of insight into ideas of a legendary man thought to have slain a dragon."
St George German Altarpiece, 1470
The Beheading of St George, Padua Master, date unknown, chapel built in 1370s
George and the Dragon, Raphael, 1504
St. George and the Dragon, Raphael, c 1505
St Georg Woodcut, 1515
Killing the Dragon, Paris Bordone, 1550s
St. George and the Dragon, Tintoretto, 1560
The Martyrdom of St. George, Veronese, 1564
The Torture of St George, Michael Coxcie, c 1580
Perseus by Pierre Mignard,1679, similar to traditional representations of St George
St George Slaying the Dragon, undated print
St George slaying the dragon, 19th century engraving
St George Slaying the Dragon, Gustave Moreau, 19th Century
St George and the Dragon, Franz Pforr, 1811
Engraving by W Roffe after a drawing by F Roffe, circa 1850
The four patron saints of Great Britain, 2nd from left is St George of England, c 1850
Hl. Georg, August Macke, 1912
This top attracted me as well. In 2003, I produced a painting named The Triumph of Saint George:
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