St Michael Art Photos

St Michael is one of three Archangels, best known for fighting a dragon (devil) with sword or spear and hurling this beast and his followers from heaven. He is regarded as a protector of Christians.
Symbols: dragon, sword or spear, scales to weigh souls on judgment day, always has wings.

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Altarpiece of Sts Michael & Peter by Bernat Despuig & Jaume Cirera at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Stained glass windows by Guillaume Barbe of St Michael, St Julian, St William & St Genevieve at Rouen Cathedral. Rouen, France.Assumption of the Virgin with St Michael & St Benedict painting by Luca Signorelli & workshop at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Detail of devil at feet of St Michael on Assumption of the Virgin by Luca Signorelli & workshop at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Altarpiece of Sts Michael & Peter (c1432) by Bernat Despuig & Jaume Cirera at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Stained glass windows (1465-70) by Guillaume Barbe of St Michael, St Julian, St William & St Genevieve at Rouen Cathedral. Rouen, France.Assumption of the Virgin with St Michael & St Benedict painting (late 1480s) by Luca Signorelli & workshop at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Detail of devil at feet of St Michael on Assumption of the Virgin (late 1480s) by Luca Signorelli & workshop at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Madonna & Child Enthroned with four angels, St Justus, St Zenobius, St Michael, & St Raphael painting by Ghirlandaio & workshop at Uffizi Gallery. Florence, Italy.Maria with Child & Sts Dominic, Michael, John the Baptist & John the Evangelist altar painting by Ghirlandaio at Alte Pinakothek. Munich, Germany.Wood statue depiction of St Michael the archangel at Hower House. Akron, OH.St Michael & St Francis painting by Juan de Flandes at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Madonna & Child Enthroned with four angels, St Justus, St Zenobius, St Michael, & St Raphael painting (1486) by Ghirlandaio (aka Domenico Bigordi) & workshop at Uffizi Gallery. Florence, Italy.Maria with Child & Sts Dominic, Michael, John the Baptist & John the Evangelist altar painting (c1494) by Ghirlandaio at Alte Pinakothek. Munich, Germany.Wood statue (15thC) depiction of St Michael the archangel (probably Spanish) at Hower House. Akron, OH.St Michael & St Francis painting (c1505-9) by Juan de Flandes at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Detail of dragon at feet of St Michael on painting by Juan de Flandes at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Archangel St Michael painting by Claudio Coello of Spain at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Houston, TX.Statue of St Michael Slaying the Dragon from Spain in Franciscan Antechamber in Royal Lodge at Chateau Royal of Amboise. Amboise, France.St Bernard of Siena altarpiece flanked by Sts Michael & Anthony of Padua at Barcelona Cathedral. Barcelona, Spain.
Detail of dragon at feet of St Michael on painting (c1505-9) by Juan de Flandes at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Archangel St Michael painting (1660s) by Claudio Coello of Spain at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Houston, TX.Statue of St Michael Slaying the Dragon (17thC) from Spain in Franciscan Antechamber in Royal Lodge at Chateau Royal of Amboise. Amboise, France.St Bernard of Siena altarpiece (1783-85) flanked by Sts Michael & Anthony of Padua at Barcelona Cathedral. Barcelona, Spain.
Saint Michael Vanquishing Demon ceiling painting by Eugène Delacroix at St-Sulpice church. Paris, France.Row of half-timbered buildings in market square with fountain topped by statue of St Michael wielding his sword. Bernkastel-Kues, Germany.Altar of Mission Dolores with Archangel St Michael in center. San Francisco, CA.St Michael's Victory over the Devil sculpture above the main entrance to St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.
Saint Michael Vanquishing Demon ceiling painting (1854-61) by Eugène Delacroix at St-Sulpice church. Paris, France.Row of half-timbered buildings in market square with fountain topped by statue of St Michael wielding his sword (c1950, original destroyed WWII). Bernkastel-Kues, Germany.Altar of Mission Dolores with Archangel St Michael in center. San Francisco, CA.St Michael's Victory over the Devil sculpture above the main entrance to St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.
St Michael's Victory over the Devil sculpture above the main entrance to St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.Wood carving of St Michael slaying dragon at Cultural History Museum. Rostock, Germany.Lantern & St Michael slaying Dragon on base of Marien column at Neues Rathaus. Munich, Germany.St Michael slaying dragon sculpture at St Michael Kirche. Munich, Germany.
St Michael's Victory over the Devil sculpture above the main entrance to St Michael's Church. Hamburg, Germany.Wood carving of St Michael slaying dragon at Cultural History Museum. Rostock, Germany.Lantern & St Michael slaying Dragon on base of Marien column at Neues Rathaus. Munich, Germany.St Michael slaying dragon sculpture at St Michael Kirche. Munich, Germany.
Baroque St Michael slaying Devil at Gößweinstein pilgrimage basilica. Gößweinstein, Germany.Buildings opposite Tiergärtnertorplatz from Albrecht Dürer's House with corner sculpture of St Michael slaying dragon. Nuremberg, Germany.Sculpture of St Michael slaying dragon on corner of building on Tiergärtnertorplatz. Nuremberg, Germany.Sculpture of St Michael slaying dragon on corner of building on Tiergärtnertorplatz. Nuremberg, Germany.
Baroque St Michael slaying Devil at Gößweinstein pilgrimage basilica. Gößweinstein, Germany.Buildings opposite Tiergärtnertorplatz from Albrecht Dürer's House with corner sculpture of St Michael slaying dragon. Nuremberg, Germany.Sculpture of St Michael slaying dragon on corner of building on Tiergärtnertorplatz. Nuremberg, Germany.Sculpture of St Michael slaying dragon on corner of building on Tiergärtnertorplatz. Nuremberg, Germany.
High altar of St Aegidius parish church crowned with Archangel Michael slaying Satan with spear. Gmund am Tegernsee, Germany.Carved St Michael slaying dragon on Casa Amatller. Barcelona, Spain.St Michael slaying dragon stained glass window in Cathedral of St John the Baptist. Savannah, GA.Carved panel of St Anthony or St Michael defeating devil on north edge of Cross of Scriptures at Clonmacnoise museum. Ireland.
High altar of St Aegidius parish church crowned with Archangel Michael slaying Satan with spear. Gmund am Tegernsee, Germany.Carved St Michael slaying dragon on Casa Amatller. Barcelona, Spain.St Michael slaying dragon stained glass window in Cathedral of St John the Baptist. Savannah, GA.Carved panel of St Anthony or St Michael defeating devil on north edge of Cross of Scriptures at Clonmacnoise museum. Ireland.
Painting of St Michael with St Teresa & St Gertrude atop reredos of San Miguel Mission. Santa Fe, NM.Painting of St Michael slaying a devil at San Miguel Mission. Santa Fe, NM.San Fernando Cathedral stained glass windows of Sts Michael & Raphael. San Antonio, TX.Stained glass windows of St Michael & St Raphael at San Fernando Cathedral. San Antonio, TX.
Painting of St Michael with St Teresa & St Gertrude atop reredos of San Miguel Mission. Santa Fe, NM.Painting of St Michael slaying a devil at San Miguel Mission. Santa Fe, NM.San Fernando Cathedral stained glass windows of Sts Michael & Raphael. San Antonio, TX.Stained glass windows of St Michael & St Raphael at San Fernando Cathedral. San Antonio, TX.
Spanish-style carving of St Michael over native pot at San Miguel Mission. Santa Fe, NM.Last Judgment polytych altarpiece by Rogier van der Weyden in Hotel Dieu. Beaune, France.Detail of Last Judgment tempera painting by Jan van Eyck & workshop at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Last Judgment painting by Petrus Christus at Berlin Gemaldegalerie. Berlin, Germany.
Spanish-style carving of St Michael over native pot at San Miguel Mission. Santa Fe, NM.Last Judgment polytych altarpiece (1443) by Rogier van der Weyden in Hotel Dieu. Beaune, France.Detail of Last Judgment tempera painting (c1430) by Jan van Eyck & workshop at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Last Judgment painting (1452) by Petrus Christus at Berlin Gemaldegalerie. Berlin, Germany.
Detail of Last Judgment triptych painting by Jean Bellegambe from Douai at Berlin Gemaldegalerie. Berlin, Germany.Angels weighing souls on Last Judgment carving of Amiens Cathedral. Amiens, France.St Michel Overcoming Satan linden wood carving by Ignaz Günther from Munich at Bode Museum. Berlin, Germany.Archangel Michael woodcarving from lower Franconia at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.
Detail of Last Judgment triptych painting (c1520-25) by Jean Bellegambe from Douai at Berlin Gemaldegalerie. Berlin, Germany.Angels weighing souls on Last Judgment carving of Amiens Cathedral. Amiens, France.St Michel Overcoming Satan linden wood carving (1755-60) by Ignaz Günther from Munich at Bode Museum. Berlin, Germany.Archangel Michael woodcarving (c1750) from lower Franconia at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.

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