Saint Michael
mid-1430s
Medium
Tempera on wood with silver, gold ground
Dimensions
Engaged Frame: 11 11/16 x 5 1/4 in. (29.7 x 13.4 cm) Painted Surface: 9 5/8 x 2 15/16 in. (24.5 x 7.5 cm.)
Classification
Paintings
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.28A
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the mid-1430s, Sienese painter Pietro di d'Ambrogio this intimate depiction of *Saint Michael*, a masterful example of early Renaissance devotional art. Measuring just 9 5/8 x 2 15/16 inches on its painted surface, the panel—framed in an engaged Gothic-style surround—was likely designed for private worship, perhaps as part of a predella or a portable altarpiece. Housed in the Robert Lehman Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art since 1975, it the archangel in dynamic pose, sword raised triumphantly over a vanquished dragon, embodying his role as heaven's warrior and protector against ...
About the Artist
Pietro di Giovanni d'Ambrogio · 1409–1449
Comment on works: religious