Bartolomé Bermejo's Saint Michael Triumphant over the Devil
Author(s): Letizia Treves; Paul Ackroyd; Marika Spring; Lorne Campbell; Tobias Capwell; Joan Molina Figueras
Painted in 1468, Saint Michael Triumphant over the Devil is the first documented work by Bartolom Bermejo (c. 1440-c. 1501), a 15th-century Spanish artist by whom only about 20 paintings are known. Acquired by the National Gallery in 1995, the painting depicts the Archangel Michael defeating Satan, in the form of a hybrid monster, with Antoni Joan, feudal lord of Tous, kneeling nearby. The work is remarkable for its mastery of the oil-painting technique, influenced by Netherlandish painting and unrivaled by Bermejo's contemporaries in Spain. Following the painting's detailed technical examination and restoration, the authors provide a fascinating account of this rare work, accompanied by high quality new photography and placing the painting in the broader context of Bermejo's career in 15th-century Aragon.
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General Fields
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- : Yale University Press
- : Yale University Press
- : 0.666
- : 30 July 2019
- : 1.5 Centimeters X 21 Centimeters X 26.7 Centimeters
- : books
Special Fields
- : Letizia Treves; Paul Ackroyd; Marika Spring; Lorne Campbell; Tobias Capwell; Joan Molina Figueras
- : Hardback
- : English
- : 128