id: 153359 accession number: 1986.50 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1986.50 updated: Saint Michael the Archangel, c. 1280. Eastern France, Lorraine, 13th century. Fossiliferous limestone; overall: 90 cm (35 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1986.50 title: Saint Michael the Archangel title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1280 creation date earliest: 1275 creation date latest: 1285 current location: creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund copyright: --- culture: Eastern France, Lorraine, 13th century technique: fossiliferous limestone department: Medieval Art collection: MED - Gothic type: Sculpture find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 90 cm (35 7/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Year in Review for 1986 opening date: 1987-02-04T05:00:00 Year in Review for 1986. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 4-March 15, 1987). title: Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders opening date: 2019-07-07T04:00:00 Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 7-October 6, 2019). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * CMA 1987: "Year in Review 1986," Bulletin 74 (February 1987), p. 61, no. 30. --- PROVENANCE (Ellin Mitchell Works of Art, New York). date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: The Archangel Michael is shown here in his traditional role as the protector of souls who escorts the good into heaven. Though damaged, he holds the remnants of a small figure representing a human soul within his right arm. At his feet, the vanquished dragon symbolizes the saint’s defeat of evil in his struggle with the devil. This sculpture is believed to come from the cloister of the former Benedictine monastery of St.-Mihiel (dedicated to Saint Michael) in eastern France, near Verdun. Much of this abbey was destroyed during the French Revolution. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1986.50/1986.50_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1986.50/1986.50_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1986.50/1986.50_full.tif