Archangel Michael defeats the Devil Oil on Canvas Italy XVII Century

Features

Artwork title:  San Michele Arcangelo sconfigge il Demonio

Age:  17th Century / 1601 - 1700

Subject:  Figures of Saints

Origin:  Italy

Artistic technique:  Painting

Technical specification:  Oil on Canvas

Description : San Michele Arcangelo sconfigge il Demonio

Oil on canvas. The work is a copy of the famous painting by Guido Reni (1575-1642), made between 1635 and 1636 and currently kept inside the Church of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini in Rome. The iconography of the work is based on the vision of St. John the Evangelist described in the Apocalypse in which he appeared "... an angel who came down from heaven with the key of the Abyss and a large chain in his hand [... which ...] grabbed the dragon, the ancient serpent - that is, the devil, satan - and chained him ... ". The work, in the strongly Baroque original of great intensity and strength, is here taken up with fidelity and good rendering, although the colors are less brilliant and the dimensions reduced, to the detriment of the great wings of the archangel and the background of the rocky landscape of the underworld. The work, restored and relined, is presented in a frame from the early 1900s.

Product Condition:
Product in good condition, with small signs of wear.

Frame Size (cm):
Height: 91
Width: 77
Depth: 9

Artwork dimensions (cm):
Height: 70
Width: 51