Painting #B15 - Saint George and the Dragon

Saint George and the Dragon
- Vittore Carpaccio (1466-1525, Italian)
- tempera on panel (141 × 360 cm) in 1502
- Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni (Venice)

Saint George has been the patron saint of some cities, including Venice, before becoming one for England in year 1222.

St. George, England's Patron Saint, in retrospective, had a red cross as his coat of arms.

The Union Jack is the national flag of United Kingdom, made of 3 crosses:

- The red cross of Saint George represents England (and Wales). 

- The blue diagonal cross of Saint Andrew represents Scotland, with the cross counter-changed (that is, a white cross X in blue background).
- The red diagonal cross of Saint Patrick represents Ireland.