Archangel Michael, full-length image

Iconography:  Michael, archangel

Date: XVII century.

Iconographic school/art center:  Murom.

Material: Wood, tempera

Dimensions:  height 93 cm, width 38,5 cm

The Archangel Michael is the commander of the Army of God. The Archangel Michael is portrayed in a three-quarter turn, dressed in a dalmatic and holding a stick which turns into a powerful weapon to fight Satan, and a mirror with the initials of Jesus Christ.

Inv. № Ж-1574. © Radishchev State Art Museum, Saratov

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