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Engraving of a winged angel with a raised sword standing on a crouching horned devil on rocky ground, with Latin text below.

Saint Michael the Archangel: he tramples on the head of the devil and raises his sword against him. Engraving by J. Frey, 1734, after G. Reni.

An engraving shows a winged angel in flowing drapery striding forward on a dark rocky outcrop, a sword raised in one hand and a chain held in the other. Beneath his bare foot a horned, contorted figure writhes in shadow, while a Latin inscription runs along the lower margin.

Artist
Guido Reni
Date
[1734?]
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2548 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1744.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: San Miguel Arcángel pisando al demonio, según Guido Reni

Un grabado muestra a un ángel alado con ropas ondeantes que avanza sobre un peñasco oscuro, con una espada en alto en una mano y una cadena en la otra. Bajo su pie desnudo, una figura cornuda y retorcida se agita entre las sombras, y una inscripción en latín recorre el margen inferior.

Português: São Miguel Arcanjo pisando o demônio, após Guido Reni

Uma gravura mostra um anjo alado, com vestes esvoaçantes, avançando sobre um rochedo escuro, com uma espada erguida em uma mão e uma corrente na outra. Sob o pé descalço, uma figura chifruda e contorcida se debate nas sombras, e uma inscrição em latim percorre a margem inferior.

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