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Michael Defeats the Dragon
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Michael Defeats the Dragon

Hieronymus Wierix · 1585 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The Archangel Michael stands on the dragon, which lies on the ground in half-human, half-animal form. He kills the dragon with his cross-staff. In the frame in the margin a two-line inscription in Latin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineMichaël verslaat de draak. 1585. Hieronymus Wierix. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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