Saint Michael

c. 1520

Marco Dente after Raphael

Associated Names
Marco Dente

Artist, Italian, c. 1493 - 1527

Raphael

Artist After, Marchigian, 1483 - 1520

The image shows a muscular, winged figure standing with one foot on another figure lying beneath him. The standing figure holds a long spear in one hand and a rounded object in the other. His facial features are partially obscured by the shadows of a helmet, and his hair is short and curly. He wears armor including a breastplate, arm guards, and a skirt made of layered strips. The figure beneath him appears contorted, with their head turned back and limbs bent awkwardly. The background consists of swirling lines emanating from a circular halo behind the central figure's head, with rocks surrounding both figures in a rugged terrain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.6 x 18.5 cm (10 1/16 x 7 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.56.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 106


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

[Christopher Mendez, London]; purchased 2012 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821, no. 106.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate [on rock]: RS [intertwined monogram]; by later hand, verso lower right, in graphite 6 [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q76560912

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