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Flemish school painting of the end of the 16th century
Attributed to Martin De VOS (1532-1603)

Archangel Saint Michael slaying the Devil

Circa 1580-1600.
Oil on copper depicting Saint Michael trampling Satan, a winged creature with a dragon's tail.

On the back, a stamp of attribution on which here is the translation : In 1581, the Flemish painter Martin de VOS signed the painting Saint Michael the Archangel, initially intended for the primitive Franciscan temple of San Buenaventura in Cuautitlan (Mecca), cathedral seat of this diocese, one of the most disturbing visual manifestations of the devil of the history of Western art.

Size painting : 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.
State of conservation : some lack of pictorial layers on the devil, see photos. old restorations, see photos. copper slightly wavy on the corners, see photos. hole in top center, see photos.

Provenance : Galleryclub France.
Note : Martin De VOS (1532-1603) sold up to $300,000.


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