La Sainte Marguerite (Giulio Romano)
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Saint Margaret''[1] is a painting by Giulio Romano (working for Raphael) which depicts a European dragon slain by Margaret the Virgin. The painting was probably commissioned by Pope Leo X in order to flatter his sister Marguerite d'Angoulême. It is mentioned by Vasari. Prints were made of the painting.
- "Probablement commandée en 1518 par le pape Léon X dans les mêmes circonstances diplomatiques que Le Grand Saint Michel et La Grande Sainte Famille, La Sainte Marguerite était certainement destinée à flatter la soeur du roi, Marguerite d'Angoulême, duchesse d'Alençon, par l'évocation de sa sainte patronne triomphant d'un dragon. Raphaël dut en confier la réalisation à son disciple Giulio Romano, dont Vasari signale au château de Fontainebleau une sainte Marguerite "qu'il exécuta presque entièrement d'après le dessin de son maître"."[2]
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