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Alucard

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[symphonyofthenight]

[Alucard considered the painting for half a moment.]

I am unfamiliar with the composition and technique of this artwork, nor do I know of the modern re-talings of his story. But I do know he was a saint long before I was born and there have been many depictions of his feats over the centuries. This was merely...here.

[artistinexile]

Indeed.

I am a stranger to most worlds here. Who is depicted?

[symphonyofthenight]

Saint George, or George of Lydda before his martyrdom. He was a soldier in the Roman empire. He worshipped a monotheistic god in a time where the Roman emperor still worshipped as a pagan and had many Christians killed for their beliefs. Hence his martyrdom.

The depiction of him slaying the dragon... whether it is myth or not is debatable. [In his world at least where such creatures would exist.] Whatever the case, the visual representation speaks for itself.