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Source Description
The archangel Raphael is depicted standing above a church built in his honor. The painting illustrates the dramatic highpoint in a story that explains Raphael's relationship to the church. According to legend, soon after the church's completion, the ground beneath the building began to shake, and it became evident that the structure was built on the back of a sea monster. Raphael speared the monster, saving the church and its congregation from destruction. Raphael's spear is shown descending down through the building; it is likely that the missing portion of the canvas featured the sea monster.
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Document identity
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22195
label
Archangel Raphael and the Miracle of the Sea Monster
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drawing
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4
Source metadata
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22195
sourceUrl
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drawing
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normalized
title
Archangel Raphael and the Miracle of the Sea Monster
description
The archangel Raphael is depicted standing above a church built in his honor. The painting illustrates the dramatic highpoint in a story that explains Raphael's relationship to the church. According to legend, soon after the church's completion, the ground beneath the building began to shake, and it became evident that the structure was built on the back of a sea monster. Raphael speared the monster, saving the church and its congregation from destruction. Raphael's spear is shown descending down through the building; it is likely that the missing portion of the canvas featured the sea monster.
provenance
Paul Stewart, London [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sam Fogg, London, 1988 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2001, by purchase.
date
mid 19th century (Modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
imageCount
4
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4
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
183
height
48
dimensionsRaw
H: 72 1/16 x W: 18 7/8 in. (183 x 48 cm)
Source extras
cul
Christian Highland Ethiopian
med
Glue tempera on overlapping canvas pieces
creator_ids
6264
collection_ids
ETH
exhibition_ids
1958
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photo
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photo
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photo
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