Saint Michael Presenting a Donor to Christ as Salvator Mundi
ca. 1400–1410
Medium
Tempera and gold leaf on parchment
Dimensions
6 5/8 x 3 7/8 in. (16.8 x 9.9 cm)
Classification
Manuscripts and Illuminations
Culture
Southern Netherlands, probably Bruges
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.2469
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite illuminated manuscript leaf, created in the Southern Netherlands—likely Bruges—around 1400–1410, captures a deeply personal moment of devotion.itled *Saint Michael Presenting a Donor Christ as Salvator Mund*, it depicts the archangel Michael, triumphant over a dragon symbolizing evil, gently guiding a kneeling donor toward Christ, who blesses as Savior of the World, holding an orb of dominion. Such donor portraits were common in prayer books or Books of Hours, allowing wealthy patrons to insert themselves into sacred narratives, seeking intercession and eternal salvation during ...