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Engraving of a winged archangel in armor standing on clouds above a dragon, with a defeated nude figure below and Latin text along the bottom.

St Michael Triumphing Over the Dragon

An engraving shows a winged archangel in armor standing on clouds, holding a palm frond and raising one arm, while a serpentine dragon writhes below and a nude, defeated figure clutches its coils. Fine parallel lines model the rays, clouds and musculature, with Latin inscription along the bottom edge.

Artist
Hieronymous Wierix
Date
1584
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2352 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1584).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Bernard F. Rogers Collection

Español: San Miguel triunfando sobre el dragón

Un grabado muestra a un arcángel alado con armadura, de pie sobre nubes, sosteniendo una palma y levantando un brazo, mientras un dragón serpenteante se retuerce debajo y una figura desnuda y vencida se aferra a sus anillos. Líneas finas y paralelas modelan los rayos, las nubes y la musculatura, con una inscripción latina en el borde inferior.

Português: São Miguel triunfando sobre o dragão

Uma gravura mostra um arcanjo alado com armadura, em pé sobre nuvens, segurando uma palma e erguendo um braço, enquanto um dragão serpenteante se contorce abaixo e uma figura nua e derrotada agarra seus anéis. Linhas finas e paralelas modelam os raios, as nuvens e a musculatura, com inscrição em latim na borda inferior.