id:			153359
accession number:	1986.50
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1986.50
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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
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creation date:			c. 1280
creation date earliest:		1275
creation date latest:		1285
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Eastern France, Lorraine, 13th century
technique:	fossiliferous limestone
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Gothic
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 90 cm (35 7/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review for 1986
	opening date:   1987-02-04T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review for 1986</i>. 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
	<i>Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 7-October 6, 2019).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* CMA 1987:  "Year in Review 1986," Bulletin 74 (February 1987), p. 61, no. 30.

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PROVENANCE

	(Ellin Mitchell Works of Art, New York).
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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.
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