Der heilige Michael
Frühe Holzschnitte, um 1430/1440
- Künstler
- Frühe Holzschnitte
- Datierung
- um 1430/1440
- Gattung
- Druckgrafik
- Technik
- woodcut, hand-colored in olive green, rose, yellow, tan, gray, and blue
- Sammlung
- National Gallery of Art, Washington
- Lizenz
- Gemeinfrei, CC0
Bildbeschreibung
This is a painting of an angelic figure holding scales with a devil and a human figure. The figure stands on a green ground, wearing a long flowing robe and holding a staff topped with a cross in one hand and a set of scales in the other. One scale pan holds a devil-like creature, while the other pan holds a small human figure. The artwork has detailed, stylized form consistent with medieval or early Renaissance religious iconography.