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| Keywords: Philippine - The Archangel Michael - Walters 71490.jpg The Archangel Michael at the Day of Judgment stands on a prostrate demon and holds a flaming sword raised in his right hand He is represented winged wearing a tunic with short sleeves a breastplate a scarf draped over his shoulder and gathered on his hip a lorica and buskins adorned with winged cherub heads The demon has wings and a serpentine tail; its head arms and torso are human It grimaces in pain exposing its teeth Limited use has been made of gilding now dark brown for the most part and of polychromy The Archangel's eyebrows and pupils are brown his lips red and his long hair gilded The wing feathers are delineated in gilding as are the scroll motifs of the tunic and lorica and the stripes zigzag lines rosettes and scrolls which adorn the scarf and buskins A red sun and gold moon and stars adorn the breastplate His collar is bordered with ovals and lozenges in red and black on a gold band and a raised faceted gem is represented in its center The demon's hair is black its eyebrows and pupils are dark brown and his lips and a wound in its abdomen are red A number of pieces of ivory have been employed in creating this statue The Archangel's head and torso are carved from a single tusk the arms are in two segments and the legs each of a single piece Separate sections have been doweled to the torso to constitute the lorica skirt Each wing is formed by three sheets of ivory held together by cross-members The head and torso of the demon are carved from a single solid tusk with separate pieces for the tail and limbs Numerous often crude repairs have been made to the statue which has experienced breaks and losses Among the losses are the Archangel's scales for weighing souls and the demon's right arm and wing as well as a peg intended to fit a hole drilled into the demon's head The statue of the Archangel is held upright by two iron rods that extend from holes in the soles of his feet through the demon's torso into a gray marble base carved with a depiction of Hell Amid the flames are two satyrs one of which has lost its head The marble base which differs stylistically from the rest of the piece appears to have been carved by a European artist century 17 Baroque ivory with gilding and polychromy gray marble base Figure cm 103 ; H with base cm 118 2 accession number 71 490 3509 F Ongania Venice date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters Baltimore date of acquisition unknown by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Inscription Incised and painted in the scalloped hem of the Archangels skirt SARA BADOS BARBOVTAN SIRARE PERIOVAM CEQVATO PERIOVAM 1303 Ivory The Sumptuous Art The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1983-1984 place of origin Philippines Walters Art Museum license Baroque sculpture in the Walters Art Museum Art of the Philippines Statues of archangels in the Philippines Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Saint Michael and the dragon Ivory sculptures of the Philippines | ||||
