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Saint Michael the Archangel

Giovanni Battista CrespiBetween 1605 and 1610

Sforzesco Castle

Sforzesco Castle
Milan, Italy

This
  panel is a refined and elitist item "for a private room", essential
  example of Milanese painting, and a masterpiece by Cerano. There is still no definite information about the
  client. Discovering his identity would be useful to understand the choice of
  subject and above all its interpretation, given the unusual iconography of
  the demon split into two figures on either side of the Archangel.

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  • Title: Saint Michael the Archangel
  • Creator: Giovanni Battista Crespi, known as Cerano
  • Date Created: Between 1605 and 1610
  • Location: Castello Sforzesco, Pinacoteca, Milan
  • Physical Dimensions: 98 x 76 cm
  • Provenance: Antonio Guasconi inheritance, 1863
  • Type: Painting
  • Rights: Comune di Milano - Civiche Raccolte Artistiche, Castello Sforzesco, Milano
  • External Link: https://pinacoteca.milanocastello.it/
  • Medium: Oil (or oil tempera emulsion?) on canvas
  • Art Genre: Sacred art
  • Art Form: Painting
  • Original title: San Michele arcangelo
  • Artist Nationality: Italian
  • Artist Death Place: Milan
  • Artist Death Date: 1632
  • Artist Birth Place: Romagnano Sesia, Novara
  • Artist Birth Date: 1573
Sforzesco Castle

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