Caption

Archangel Michael fighting the devil, print, inscription: 'f - 1 - 10 - stver', inscription: 'These prints', printmaker: Giovanni Pietro Possenti, Italy, 1628 - 1659, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 204 mm x width 159 mm, the Archangel Michael fighting the dragon (devil, Satan), A detailed engraving shows two male figures entwined in a dynamic struggle amid swirling lines that suggest movement. One figure is muscular with curly hair and wings attached to his back; he is shown from behind and above, raising an arm that holds a long, thin object while his other hand grasps a set of suspended scales. The second figure appears below and turned toward the viewer, with wings and curly hair, one arm braced against a rocky surface and the other reaching upward toward the first figure. The scene is rendered with dense crosshatching and fine lines, with textured rocks beneath the figures and flowing, cloudlike strokes around them. The overall palette is monochrome, with varying tones achieved through etched line work.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A93_352

License type

Rights managed

Available size

35.6Mb (9.9Mb) / 10.5in x 13.1in / 3154 x 3943 (300dpi)

Keywords

Archangel Michael fighting devil print inscription f - 1 - 10 - stver prints printmaker Giovanni Pietro Possenti Italy 1628 - 1659 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 204 mm x width 159 mm dragon Satan detailed engraving two male figures entwined dynamic struggle swirling lines suggest movement figure muscular curly hair wings attached back shown raising arm holds long thin object hand grasps set suspended scales second figure turned viewer wings arm braced rocky surface reaching upward first figure scene rendered dense crosshatching fine lines textured rocks beneath figures flowing cloudlike strokes them palette monochrome varying tones achieved etched line work