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Original fileSaint Michael Vanquishing Satan
French: Saint Michel Saint Michael Vanquishing Satantitle QS:P1476,fr:"Saint Michel "label QS:Lfr,"Saint Michel "label QS:Les,"San Miguel"label QS:Lde,"Erzengel Michael vertreibt Satan"label QS:Lpt,"São Miguel e o Dragão (Rafael)"label QS:Ltr,"Aziz Michael"label QS:Lja,"聖ミカエルと竜"label QS:Larz,"القديس ميخائيل قهر الشيطان (لوحه)"label QS:Lpl,"Święty Michał walczący z szatanem"label QS:Laz,"Müqəddəs Mikayıl"label QS:Lit,"San Michele e il drago"label QS:Lsl,"Sveti Mihael in zmaj (Rafael)"label QS:Lar,"القديس ميخائيل"label QS:Len,"Saint Michael Vanquishing Satan"label QS:Leo,"Sankta Mikaelo"label QS:Lnl,"Saint Michael Vanquishing Satan"
About This Work
The Archangel is depicted in classical armor with large wings, balancing on the neck of a writhing beast. In the background, a burning city glows red against a dark sky, while small figures representing the damned are tormented by serpents and weighed down by heavy cloaks. Shadowy, hybrid monsters emerge from the gloom in the foreground, creating a scene of supernatural conflict.
This work reflects the Renaissance interest in mapping the geography of the afterlife, drawing heavily from the vivid descriptions in Dante Alighieri’s 'Inferno.' It represents the Neoplatonic struggle between celestial order and the chaotic, material depths of the underworld.