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Chasing the Dragon's Tale: Europe's Fascination and Representation of the Dragon from the Twelfth to the Seventeenth Century

Walker, Kathleen
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0246-8040
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1437605968

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2015, MA, Kent State University, College of the Arts / School of Art.
An exploration of myths, religion, and Asian art in an attempt to understand the factors which may account for the prevalence of dragon imagery in Western European art from the twelfth to the seventeenth century. Asian art is briefly mentioned to explain the dual nature of dragon iconography. Dragon depictions are classified into two distinct archetypes, one good and one evil. Both dragon archetypes warrant further investigation to demonstrate how they mainly reflect the continuity of a theme, one of power. The artworks come from a variety of regions in Western Europe from the twelfth to seventeenth century. Many of these artworks are held in Ohio collections.
Diane Scillia (Advisor)
48 p.
Art History
dragon; mythology; Europe; art

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  • Walker, K. (2015). Chasing the Dragon's Tale: Europe's Fascination and Representation of the Dragon from the Twelfth to the Seventeenth Century [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1437605968

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Walker, Kathleen . Chasing the Dragon's Tale: Europe's Fascination and Representation of the Dragon from the Twelfth to the Seventeenth Century. 2015. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1437605968.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Walker, Kathleen . "Chasing the Dragon's Tale: Europe's Fascination and Representation of the Dragon from the Twelfth to the Seventeenth Century." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1437605968

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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