# St Michael the Archangel [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [GIOVANNI DI PAOLO]() - Date: 1451-1500 - Technique: Tempera and gold on wood, 19 x 8 cm ## Commentary St Michael the Archangel c. 1440 Tempera and gold on wood, 19 x 8 cm Pinacoteca, Vatican This small panel was once part of a diptych, now broken up and mounted in frames that are not original. The other half of the diptych \(also in the Vatican\) shows a Madonna and Child. The figure of the archangel stands out against a gold background, wearing armor over a short, skirted garment and a cloak. He has wings and a halo, and his left hand rests on a shield bearing the emblem of a cross, while his right hand holds a spear, piercing the serpent that he tramples underfoot. ## Related artworks - [A Miracle by St Nicholas of Tolentino]() - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Antiphonary]() - [Antiphonary]() - [Antiphonary]() - [Antiphonary]() - [Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane]() - [Coronation of the Virgin]() - [Crucifixion \(detail\)]() - [Crucifixion \(detail\)]() - [Crucifixion]() - [Dante: Divina Commedia]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()