St. Michael Casting Down Lucifer, after Pier Francesco Mola
18th century
Medium
Red chalk
Dimensions
10 3/8 x 6 1/16 in. (26.3 x 15.4 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1966
Accession Number
66.219
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the spirited drawing *St. Michael Casting Down, after Pier Francesco M*, created in the 18th century by Louis Jacques Durameau, witness a dramatic biblical showdown. Durameau, a skilled French draftsman, faithfully reinterprets the Baroque master's vision of the Archangel Michael triumphing over the fallen angel Lucifer—a scene drawn from the Book of Revelation. Pier Francesco Mola (1612–1666), an Italian artist known for his dynamic compositions and theatrical lighting, inspired this work, capturing the eternal struggle between good and evil with angelic vigor and infernal defeat. Execute...