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Engraving of tumbling rebel angels and monstrous creatures in a dark swirling sky, with a dragon's heads at upper right and Latin text along the bottom.

Saint Michael the Archangel: the fall of the dragon and the rebel angels defeated by St Michael. Engraving by N.P. Loir after C. Lebrun.

An engraving of a dense, swirling battle of falling rebel angels and monstrous creatures, with a dragon's serpentine heads at upper right. Muscular nude bodies tangle in a dark sky while a Latin dedication inscription runs along the lower edge.

Artist
Charles Le Brun
Date
1600-1699
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2871 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1699.
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 y la caída de los ángeles rebeldes, grabado tras Le Brun

Un grabado con una denso y arremolinado combate de ángeles rebeldes caídos y criaturas monstruosas, con cabezas serpenteantes de dragón en la parte superior derecha. Cuerpos desnudos y musculosos se enredan en un cielo oscuro, mientras una dedicatoria en latín recorre el borde inferior.

Português: São Miguel e a queda dos anjos rebeldes, gravura após Le Brun

Uma gravura de um combate denso e turbilhonante de anjos rebeldes caídos e criaturas monstruosas, com cabeças serpenteantes de dragão no canto superior direito. Corpos nus e musculosos se entrelaçam em um céu escuro, enquanto uma dedicatória em latim percorre a borda inferior.

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