The Archangel Michael Defeating Satan
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The Archangel Michael Defeating Satan is a renowned 17th-century Baroque painting by Guido Reni depicting the triumphant archangel Michael standing over a vanquished Satan in a dramatic, idealized composition.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Michael slaying the dragon | 1 |
| St Michael triumphing over the Devil | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | Italian Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artStyle | idealized classicism ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Book of Revelation
NERFINISHED
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Christian tradition ⓘ |
| colorPalette | rich and saturated ⓘ |
| compositionStyle |
dramatic
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dynamic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Guido Reni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Counter-Reformation Catholicism ⓘ |
| depictionType | full-length figure ⓘ |
| depicts |
Archangel Michael
NERFINISHED
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Satan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | religious art ⓘ |
| iconographyElement |
Satan underfoot
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armor of Archangel Michael ⓘ heavenly light ⓘ |
| inception | 17th century ⓘ |
| lightingStyle | chiaroscuro ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
spiritual warfare
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triumph of good over evil ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic contrast between light and dark
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idealized figure of Michael ⓘ theatrical pose of the archangel ⓘ |
| portrays | Michael standing over a vanquished Satan ⓘ |
| subjectRole |
Michael as heavenly warrior
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Satan as defeated adversary ⓘ |
| theme |
defeat of Satan
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victory of divine justice ⓘ |
| visualEffect | sense of movement and tension ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Jacob Epstein sculpture St Michael and the Devil
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depicts
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The Archangel Michael Defeating Satan
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subject surface form:
St Michael and the Devil (sculpture)
this entity surface form:
St Michael triumphing over the Devil
this entity surface form:
Saint Michael slaying the dragon