Dragon Framed Art
Of all legendary creatures making frequent appearances in literature and mythology, dragons are by far the most spectacular. The used to instill fear in the heart of people and even though they looked slightly different , all these creatures were regarded as capable of terrible destruction. Those who are in the market for Framed Dragon Art covering all angles and highlighting creatures celebrated by different cultures, will get their fix and FramedArt.com.
Framed Dragon Art features the creatures depicted in Chinese and Japanese mythology, with many of them being regarded as benevolent creatures. Emperors and kings use them as a symbol of power and in Chinese mythology, they stood on the highest step in the ranking of animals. Many of the legends spill beyond borders and the Japanese adopted the concept while introducing new elements, but the dragons are generally wingless serpentine creatures as opposed to the European counterparts.
In ancient Rome and Greece, dragons were able to fly and they had a hard armored hide and were sometimes capable of breathing fire. Framed Dragon Art include some of the best paintings belonging to Leonardo da Vinci or Peter Paul Rubens, such as The Fight Between a Dragon and a Lion or St. George and the Dragon. Albrecht Durer has a drawing bearing the same name and several other masterpieces, including the Saint Michael Fighting the Dragon drawing and the Destruction of Leviathan.