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St. Michael is an oil painting by Italian artist Raphael. Also called the Little St. Michael to distinguish it from a larger, later treatment of the same theme, St. Michael Vanquishing Satan, it is housed in the Louvre in Paris.[1] The work depicts the Archangel Michael in combat with the demons of Hell, while the damned suffer behind him. Along with St. George, it represents the first of Raphael's works on martial subjects.[2]

St. Michael
ArtistRaphael
Yearc. 1504–1505
MediumOil on wood
Dimensions30 cm × 26 cm (12 in × 10 in)
LocationLouvre, Paris

History


An early work of the artist, the painting was executed for Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino, in 1504 or 1505 on the back of a draughtboard, possibly commissioned to express appreciation to Louis XII of France for conferring the Order of Saint Michael on Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Guidobaldo's nephew and heir.[3] Whatever the impetus for its creation, by 1548 it hung in the collection at the Palace of Fontainebleau.

In 2006's Early Work of Raphael, Julia Cartwright suggests it may betray the influence of Timoteo Viti in the gold tinting to the green wings of Michael, while the sinners in the background suggest that Raphael may have consulted an illustrated volume of Dante's Inferno.[3] The punishments depicted reflect Dante's treatment of hypocrites and thieves.[4]

A little more than a decade after completing the little St. Michael, Raphael was commissioned to revisit the theme, producing St. Michael Vanquishing Satan for Pope Leo X in 1518.[5]

He had used his previous knowledge on art to depict how his art will look.


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References


  1. Champlin, John Denison; Charles Callahan Perkins (1913). Cyclopedia of painters and paintings. C. Scribner's sons. p. 258. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  2. Muntz, Eugene (May 2005) [1888]. Raphael: His Life, Works, and Times. Kessinger Publishing. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-7661-9396-3. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  3. Cartwright, Julia (18 October 2006). Early Work of Raphael. Kessinger Publishing. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-4254-9624-1. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  4. Muntz (2005), p. 93.
  5. Muntz (2005), 176.



На других языках

- [en] St. Michael (Raphael)

[es] San Miguel (Rafael, 1501)

San Miguel (en italiano San Michele e il drago) es una pintura del artista del Alto Renacimiento italiano Rafael Sanzio, que data alrededor de 1501. Es una pintura al óleo sobre tabla, con unas dimensiones de 31 centímetros de alto y 27 cm. de ancho. Se conserva en el Museo del Louvre de París, Francia. No debe confundirse con otro San Miguel, también de Rafael, que se conserva en el mismo museo y que data del año 1518.

[fr] Saint Michel et le Dragon

Saint Michel et le Dragon ou Saint Michel terrassant le dragon ou encore Le Petit saint Michel est une peinture à l'huile (31 × 26 cm) de Raphaël, réalisée dans la période 1503 à 1505, conservée au Musée du Louvre, Paris.

[it] San Michele e il drago

San Michele e il drago è un dipinto a olio su tavola (31x27 cm) di Raffaello Sanzio, databile al 1505 circa e conservato nel Museo del Louvre a Parigi.


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