Saint Michael and the Dragon

1546/1556

Jean Duvet

Associated Names
Jean Duvet

Artist, French, 1485 - c. 1570

This is a drawing of a celestial battle scene. The image features figures with wings, armor, and weapons engaged in battle amongst swirling clouds. The central portion shows warriors, possibly angels, with large wings and carrying swords clashing with darkened figures. Below them are architectural structures resembling a medieval cityscape. The drawing is highly detailed, focusing on textures of the armor, the clouds, and the expressions of the figures, conveying movement and conflict dynamically.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet ([irreg.] trimmed to plate mark): 29 × 20.5 cm (11 7/16 × 8 1/16 in.)
    mount: 35.5 × 28 cm (14 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.284

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Eisler 1979, no. 51, State only

  • Series Title

    Plate 13 from the Apocalypse

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(William H. Schab, New York); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1946; gift to NGA, 1946.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1950

  • Rosenwald Collection: An Exhibition of Recent Acquisitions, NGA, 1950, no. 72.

1951

  • French Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, University of Pittsburgh, 1951.

1973

  • The Apocalypse, University of Maryland Art Gallery, College Park, 1973, no. 27, repro.

1982

  • Lessing J. Rosenwald: Tribute to a Collector, NGA, 1982, no. 56, repro.

Bibliography

1979

  • Eisler, Colin. The Master of the Unicorn: The Life and Work of Jean Duvet. New York: Abaris Books,1979.

1982

  • Fine, Ruth E. Lessing J. Rosenwald: Tribute to a Collector. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1982, no. 56.

Inscriptions

"IOHA / NNES / DV / VET / FAC" recto, on plate, on double-tablet at lower left. "HIST / CAP 12 / APOC" recto, on plate, on plaque at upper right. "RD - 39" verso, lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

"National Gallery of Art" verso, lower right margin, black stamped ink.

Wikidata ID

Q65077511

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