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The archangel Michael slaying the dragon

The archangel Michael slaying the dragon
(1617)
illustration for the book Otium spirituale mellifluarum precationum by Raphael Sadeler I, Anna Bergia, Munich, 1617

Medium
engraving

Measurements
7.0 × 5.7 cm (image) 7.6 × 5.8 cm (sheet, trimmed within platemark)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1923

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Munich, Germany

Inscription
printed in ink l.l.: Cur ferrum toties prostratum stringis in hostem? / Ille satis primo Fulmine tactus erat.
printed in ink l.r.: R. Sade(…illeg.)

Accession Number
1278.280-3

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

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