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Liipola Yrjö, Liipola Yrjö: Saint George

Saint George

Liipola Yrjö

1924 red granite

Turun kaupungin taidekokoelma

Turun tuomiokirkko

The sculpture depicts Saint George, a central figure in Christian artistic tradition, together with the dragon he has defeated.

Beside Turku Cathedral stands a memorial marking the grave of the Whites from the Finnish Civil War of 1918. The reverse of the work features a relief of Turku’s coat of arms and the names of those who died in the Civil War and are buried at the site.