# Fall of the Angels

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## Artwork

- Artist: [MERVILLE, Karl Georg](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/merville-karl-georg-rf6178c8ff915e2>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Plasterwork

## Commentary

The high altar of the church of St. Michael is decorated with the monumental stucco alabaster Rococo sculpture Fall of the Angels by sculptor Karl Georg Merville. It represents a cloudburst of angels and cherubs, falling from the ceiling towards the ground. It was the last major Baroque work completed in Vienna.

## Attribution

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