Lucifer and Demons Fleeing Saint Michael
1601 to 1650
Medium
etching
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
R.L. Baumfeld Collection
Accession Number
1969.15.917
Art Historical Context
In the National Gallery of Art's R.L. Baumfeld Collection *Lucifer and Demons Flee Saint Michael* is a striking etching by Alfonso Parigi II created between 1601 and1650. This Italian artist, known for his work in architecture and design during the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods in Florence, captures a pivotal biblical scene from the Book of Revelation (12:7-9). The archangel Michael, triumphant warrior of heaven, drives Lucifer and his demonic forces into chaotic retreat, embodying the eternal struggle between good and evil. Etching, Parigi's chosen medium, was a revolutionary pr...