Saint Michael Attacking the Dragon and Weighing a Soul
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Images of patron saints stood at the north (left) side of the altar in a church. St Michael, a symbol of justice, divine power and protection against evil, was one of the most popular saints of the Middle Ages.
Here he is shown feathered and trampling on a many-headed dragon with the Virgin standing behind him. In his left hand he is shown holding a pair of scales (the arms of which are now broken). On the right, a devil's head sits in the weighing pan, attempting to tip the balance, while to the left the Virgin lays her rosary on the arm of the scale to tilt them in favour of the soul which would have been held in the now-missing weighing pan on the left.
The size of this figure suggests its importance. It was probably intended as a single devotional image, set within a winged tabernacle.
ヴィクトリア&アルバート博物館
作品データ
- 収蔵番号
- A.209-1946
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カタログ収録
出典
- ヴィクトリア&アルバート博物館
- 画像： ヴィクトリア&アルバート博物館 — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
