St Michael The Archangel #1
by Gloria Ssali
Title
St Michael The Archangel #1
Artist
Gloria Ssali
Medium
Painting - Watercolour And Pen
Description
In many depictions Michael is represented as an angelic warrior, fully armed with helmet, sword, and shield.[24] The shield may bears the Latin inscription Quis ut Deus.[120] He may be standing over a serpent, a dragon, or the defeated figure of Satan, whom he sometimes pierces with a lance.[24] The iconography of Michael slaying a serpent goes back to the early 4th century, when Emperor Constantine defeated Licinius at the Battle of Adrianople in 324 AD, not far from the Michaelion a church dedicated to Archangel Michael
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Comments (16)
Lenore Senior
Fabulous!!! I love this in total. Also, the head full on and profile would make a fabulous painting by you!!! v/f!!
Dawn Senior-Trask
What a unique, exciting interpretation, so masterfully and beautifully created! Compelling work! fav