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DAVID, Gerard: Altarpiece of St Michael

🖼 Altarpiece of St Michael, c. 1510
Oil on wood
66 × 53 cm
Vienna, Austria

Golden light bathes St. Michael as he vanquishes the demon, rendered in meticulous Flemish detail with jeweled armor and intricate landscape. This altarpiece exemplifies Northern Renaissance spirituality, blending divine iconography with unprecedented technical virtuosity and human psychological depth.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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