Saint George and Timeline @museum.de

And a-one and a-two and – whack! – that dragon is done for! One of my easiest exercises!

Oh, hello, Mr George.

Saint George, if you please.

Of course!

Also known as the dragon slayer. Why? You can see why right here. How I slay the beast with my trusty lance. And not only save the fair maiden who was about to be the monster's next meal – no, I also demonstrate the power of my god and thereby persuade the king and an entire city to be baptised. And yet for me, the battle against the dragon is child's play. See how nimbly and stylishly I accomplish my task! I wield the lance with elegance and – jab! – right in the eye. A doddle.

At least, that's how the skilled artisans from the Ragaller coppersmith's workshop in Munich visualised it...

... and they were, incidentally, court coppersmiths to the Bavarian royal family!

Tell me, Saint George, is it true that in Germany, you're the patron saint of sheet metalworkers and coppersmiths?

Well… Yes and no. That job has actually been taken on by my fellow saint, Eligius. And far be it from me to... how shall I put it?... to poke my nose into his business. But – you're right – sometimes I lend him a hand. After all, I know a thing or two about metalwork. As you can see from my elegant lance! And my fancy armour, my metal gauntlets, my dagger...

... well, basically, you're made of copper from top to toe.

Precisely. This is how the coppersmiths at Ragaller made me in 1907.

In 1907? Quite some time ago.

So what? Big deal! What's a touch over a century for a legend that has haunted the history of European art since the Crusades! Or for a proper hero made of top quality copper like me. Feel free to take a good look around the little room behind me. In there, you'll discover how long people have been working with a wide range of different metals, what they make from those metals, and what the metals look like in their natural state.

Meanwhile, I'll deal with this foul creature by my feet. Because that's my job. Fare ye well, pretty lady!

Bye-bye, George.

Um... Saint George!