St Michael subduing Satan and weighing the Souls of the Dead

Image credit: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

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The Archangel Michael who defeated Satan is shown in medieval art weighing the souls of the dead; here another angel reveals a vision of the blessed in heaven (Revelation 12: 7–9). Influenced by the sinuous elegance of Correggio, Orsi developed a distinctive style, with an idiosyncratic approach to religious subjects. Painted in the 1540s, this painting has affinities with Flemish art. The mouth of hell, however, derives from Giulio Romano.

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Oxford

Title

St Michael subduing Satan and weighing the Souls of the Dead

Date

c. 1540–1549

Medium

oil on panel

Measurements

H 54 x W 40 cm

Accession number

WA1960.70

Acquisition method

Purchased, 1960

Work type

Painting

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