St Michael and the Dragon

Michael is captured in mid-action, poised with a raised sword and a shield bearing a red cross as he stands on the back of a winged monster. The background is filled with small, grotesque demons and figures suffering punishments, including those wearing heavy cloaks and others entangled with serpents. The dark, smokey atmosphere and the distant flaming towers create a visionary representation of the infernal realm.

The painting serves as a bridge between late medieval theology and Renaissance Neoplatonism, depicting the archangel as the divine agent of cosmic order. Its specific details, such as the hypocrites in leaden capes and the thieves tormented by snakes, are direct visual citations of Dante Alighieri's Inferno.