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Source Description
His wings outstretched and his cloak fluttering behind him, St. Michael plunges his spear into the dragon's jaws. The archangel's position on the body of the dragon symbolizes the victory of good over evil, which is further emphasized by the contrast between the sweeping wing of the archangel and the immobilized wing of the dragon. By extending Michael's wing beyond the punched border decoration, the painter makes the archangel seem to expand into the picture field in front of the gold background.
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Document identity
localId
37741
label
Archangel Michael Slaying the Dragon
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
37741
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Archangel Michael Slaying the Dragon
description
His wings outstretched and his cloak fluttering behind him, St. Michael plunges his spear into the dragon's jaws. The archangel's position on the body of the dragon symbolizes the victory of good over evil, which is further emphasized by the contrast between the sweeping wing of the archangel and the immobilized wing of the dragon. By extending Michael's wing beyond the punched border decoration, the painter makes the archangel seem to expand into the picture field in front of the gold background.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [1881 catalogue: no. 14; 1897 catalogue: no. 18 as school of Giotto]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1380-1389 (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
panel paintings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
38.2
height
32.4
depth
2
dimensionsRaw
Painted surface H: 15 1/16 x W: 12 3/4 x D: 13/16 in. (38.2 x 32.4 x 2 cm)
style
Gothic
Source extras
med
tempera and gold leaf on panel
creator_ids
2621
collection_ids
MED
exhibition_ids
1975
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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