St Michael slaying the dragon
Panel
ca. 1450 (made)
ca. 1450 (made)
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This panel shows St Michael the Archangel. He was portrayed early on in Christian imagery as a warrior of the church. Here he is seen conquering the dragon which represents the devil.
St Michael's halo is made up of red flashed glass. The solid red 'pot metal' glass, made from adding metallic oxides to clear molten glass, is very dense. Little light can pass through it. In the medieval period glassmakers developed a technique of coating ('flashing') clear glass with a thin layer of coloured glass. This technique allows more light through the glass.
Stained glass played an important role in the art of the Christian church for many centuries. The church used stained glass tohelp in the teaching of the central tenets of the Christian faith. This panel could have been part of a window that acted like a large, colourful picture storybook in which worshippers could ‘read’ the stories of the Old and New Testaments of the Bible.
St Michael's halo is made up of red flashed glass. The solid red 'pot metal' glass, made from adding metallic oxides to clear molten glass, is very dense. Little light can pass through it. In the medieval period glassmakers developed a technique of coating ('flashing') clear glass with a thin layer of coloured glass. This technique allows more light through the glass.
Stained glass played an important role in the art of the Christian church for many centuries. The church used stained glass tohelp in the teaching of the central tenets of the Christian faith. This panel could have been part of a window that acted like a large, colourful picture storybook in which worshippers could ‘read’ the stories of the Old and New Testaments of the Bible.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | St Michael slaying the dragon (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Stained glass |
| Brief description | Stained glass panel depicting St. Michael slaying the Dragon, German, about 1450. STG |
| Physical description | Stained glass panel depicting St. Michael and the Dragon. The Saint is dressed in a white robe and yellow cloak and transfixes the dragon with a spear terminating in a cross. |
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| Credit line | Given by J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This panel shows St Michael the Archangel. He was portrayed early on in Christian imagery as a warrior of the church. Here he is seen conquering the dragon which represents the devil. St Michael's halo is made up of red flashed glass. The solid red 'pot metal' glass, made from adding metallic oxides to clear molten glass, is very dense. Little light can pass through it. In the medieval period glassmakers developed a technique of coating ('flashing') clear glass with a thin layer of coloured glass. This technique allows more light through the glass. Stained glass played an important role in the art of the Christian church for many centuries. The church used stained glass tohelp in the teaching of the central tenets of the Christian faith. This panel could have been part of a window that acted like a large, colourful picture storybook in which worshippers could ‘read’ the stories of the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.76-1919 |
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| Record created | August 9, 2002 |
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