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Saint Michael

German 15th Century

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a person dressed as an angel, positioned upright. They have blonde hair and serene facial expression, wearing a long red robe with a white hem. The angel has large ornate wings that are green with red borders, holding a balance scale with two pans. One pan contains a figure dressed in white with a red hat, and the other contains a smaller figure in a red and gray outfit. The angel also has a pink halo. The background includes green grass and blue horizontal stripes in the sky.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1450/1470
Medium
woodcut, hand-colored in red, green, blue, brown, gold, and yellow
Dimensions
2786 × 3343 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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