St Michael The Archangel #2
by Gloria Ssali
Title
St Michael The Archangel #2
Artist
Gloria Ssali
Medium
Painting - Pen And Watercolour
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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TN Fairey
Outstanding painting and details of this depiction of Michael the archangel Gloria! l/f/t/p
Dawn Senior-Trask
What power and beauty combine in this dynamic and deeply moving painting! Incredible and compelling work! fav
Randy Burns
Love this depiction of Michael the archangel Gloria. This is a masterpiece of balance and color. Wonderful and F/L.
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