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Obvers: the winged St. Michael in armour, with a round shield decorated with a cross in his left arm held up to his chest and with a sword pointing downwards in his right hand, stands on the shoulders of Satan, whose hands are chained together. Inscribed.
Reverse: a town's skyline centred on a church with a tall spire in front of a rising sun, framed by 2 flowers, above a crown and a round cartouche flanked by seated lions with one paw raised, above an olive branch tied with a cascading ribbon. Inscription.
Reverse: a town's skyline centred on a church with a tall spire in front of a rising sun, framed by 2 flowers, above a crown and a round cartouche flanked by seated lions with one paw raised, above an olive branch tied with a cascading ribbon. Inscription.
Title
St Michael and the Devil
Date
ca. 1951
Medium
bronze
Measurements
H 7.8 x W 5.5 x D 0.4 cm
Accession number
A.37-1978
Work type
Sculpture
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London, Greater London SW7 2RL England
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