Original description by St. John's Co-Cathedral Foundation Malta
This painting, depicting the vision of St George on Horseback, was the artist’s introductory piece to Malta. It is recognised amongst the best Neapolitan Baroque works then painted in Italy at that time.
Background data on the unique artpiece
Artwork name: | "St George on Horseback" |
Artwork categorization: | painting |
Generic term: | classic art |
Period: | 17th century |
Year of creation: | 1658 |
Artwork age: | around 360 years old |
Medium of original artwork: | oil on canvas |
Dimensions of the original artpiece: | 275 x 207 cm |
Museum / location: | St. John's Co-Cathedral Foundation Malta |
Museum location: | Valetta, Malta, European Union |
Museum website: | St. John's Co-Cathedral Foundation Malta |
License: | public domain |
Courtesy of: | St. John's Co-Cathedral Foundation, Malta |
Artist summary table
Artist name: | Mattia Preti |
Additional names: | Mattia Preti dit le Calabrois, Calabrese cavalier Preti, Chev. Callabras, Cavaliero Mattio, Cavalier Mattia Preti Calabrese, Cavaliere Calabrese, Cavaliere Matthia Calabrese, Calabrese Matteo Preti gen., Cavaliere Mattia Preti Calabrese, Cav.r Calabrese, Calabre, Calabraze, Cav.le calabrese, Preti Mattia, Calabreze, Preti, Le Cavalier Matthias Preti dit le Calabrese, Cavalier Calabrun, Cavaliero Calabrese, Cavalier' Calabrese, Calabrose, Preti Il Cavalier Calabrese, Cabalier Calabrese, Mattia Preti, Calavrese, Mattia Calabrese, Mathias Pretri dit le Cavalier Calabrois, Cav.re Mattia, Mathias Preti dit le Chevalier Calabrois, Calavrese Mattia Preti, Cavaliero Mattio Preti, Muntia Preda, preti matteo gen. il calabrese, Cavalier Mattia Calabrese, le Calabrèse, Kavalier Calabrese, M. Preti, Mattia Preti Dit Le Calabrais, Cavalier Mattia Preti detto il Calabrese, Calabrose Mattia Preti, Cavr. Calabrese, Calabrois, Cav.r Mattia Calabrese, Caval.r Calabr.e, Calabrise, פרטי מטיה, Cav.r Calab.se, Chevalier Calabrese, Mathias Preti dit le Calabrois, cavag.e Calabrese, Cavalier Mattia Preta, Callabrese, Calabrese Mattia Preti, Cav.re Calabrese, Calabrese, Matthias Preti gen. Cavaller Calabrese, den Malthesen Ridder, Calabriese, Cavaliero Mattia Preti, Le Chevalier Preti, Mathias Preti, Calabrise Mattia Preti, Cavalier Matthia Calabrese, Mattia Preti called the Cavalier Calabrese, matteo preti gen. il calabrese, Calabr.e, Cavaglier Preti, Le Calabraise, Chevalier Calabrois, Cav. Calabresi, Calabresse, Caval.r Calabrese, Calabrèse Mattia Preti, de Maltheser Ridder, Cav. Calabrese, Le Chevalier Mathias dir le Calabrese, matteo preti, Cavalier de Calabreze, Cavalier Mattia Preti, Calabrese Cavalier Matthia Preti, Cav. Mattia Calabrese, Cavagliere Calabrese, Cavalier Mathias, Prete Calabrese, Calabrese Cavalier Matthia, Le Calabrois, Le Chevalier Calabrois, Il Cavalier Calabrese, Cavalier Mattio, Cavalier Mattia, Mathias Pretti, Mattia Cav. Calabrese, Calabresse Mattia Preti, Catabrese, Mathias Calabrois, Cavaliero Mattia, cavalier Calabresi, Mattia Cavaliere Calabrese, Caval. Calabr.e, Cavallier Calabrese, Cavalliero Calabrese, Cavalier Calabrese, Cavalier Mattio Pret, matthia calabrese |
Artist gender: | male |
Artist nationality: | Italian |
Jobs: | artist, painter |
Country of origin: | Italy |
Artist category: | old master |
Art styles: | Baroque |
Died at the age of: | 86 years |
Born in the year: | 1613 |
Place of birth: | Taverna, Catanzaro province, Calabria, Italy |
Year died: | 1699 |
Deceased in (place): | Valletta, Valletta, Malta |
Structured article details
Article type: | fine art reproduction |
Method of reproduction: | digital reproduction |
Manufaturing technique: | UV direct print |
Product Origin: | manufactured in Germany |
Type of stock: | production on demand |
Intended usage: | home design, wall picture |
Orientation: | portrait format |
Aspect ratio: | (length : width) 3 : 4 |
Interpretation: | the length is 25% shorter than the width |
Materials available: | metal print (aluminium dibond), poster print (canvas paper), acrylic glass print (with real glass coating), canvas print |
Canvas print (canvas on stretcher frame) variants: | 30x40cm - 12x16", 60x80cm - 24x31" |
Acrylic glass print (with real glass coating): | 30x40cm - 12x16", 60x80cm - 24x31" |
Poster print (canvas paper) sizes: | 30x40cm - 12x16", 60x80cm - 24x31" |
Aluminium dibond print variants: | 30x40cm - 12x16", 60x80cm - 24x31" |
Frame: | please note that this art copy has no frame |
The product material choices
For every product we offer different materials and sizes. Choose among the following product options now to match your preferences in size and material:
- The acrylic glass print: A glossy acrylic glass print, which is often referred to as a print on plexiglass, will change your chosen artwork into amazing wall décor. Your favorite artwork will be manufactured with the help of modern UV direct print machines. It creates rich, stunning color hues. With an acrylic glass fine art print contrasts and also painting details become visible because of the very subtle tonal gradation. Our acrylic glass protects your selected art print against light and heat for decades.
- Aluminium dibond (metal print): An Aluminium Dibond print is a print with an impressive depth. The non-reflective surface make a contemporary look. The Direct Print on Aluminum Dibond is your ideal start to fine art reproductions produced with aluminum. The colors of the print are luminous and bright, fine details are crisp, and there’s a matte appearance you can literally feel.
- Canvas: A printed canvas mounted on a wood frame. Canvas prints are relatively low in weight, which means that it is quite simple to hang the Canvas print without any wall-mounts. Canvas prints are suited for all kinds of walls.
- The poster print on canvas material: Our poster is a UV printed flat canvas paper with a slightly roughened surface texture. It is ideally used for framing your art print with the help of a personal frame. Please bear in mind, that depending on the size of the poster we add a white margin 2-6cm round about the artwork to facilitate the framing with your custom frame.
The over 360 year old piece of art was painted by the painter Mattia Preti. The version of the artwork measures the size: 275 x 207 cm. Oil on canvas was applied by the artist as the technique for the piece of art. Today, the piece of art forms part of the St. John's Co-Cathedral Foundation Malta's digital art collection in Valetta, Malta, European Union. We are delighted to mention that the public domain artwork is included with courtesy of St. John's Co-Cathedral Foundation, Malta.Furthermore, the artwork has the creditline: . What is more, the alignment of the digital reproduction is in portrait format and has a side ratio of 3 : 4, which means that the length is 25% shorter than the width. Mattia Preti was a artist, painter from Italy, whose style was mainly Baroque. The Italian painter lived for a total of 86 years - born in the year 1613 in Taverna, Catanzaro province, Calabria, Italy and died in 1699.
Disclaimer: We try the best we can to describe the products as accurate as possible and to illustrate them visually in our shop. Nonetheless, the colors of the print materials, as well as the print result might diverge slightly from the image on the device's screen. Depending on the settings of your screen and the nature of the surface, colors may not be printed 100% realistically. Since all our are processed and printed manually, there may as well be slight discrepancies in the motif's size and exact position.
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