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Saint Michael Vanquishing Satan is a painting by the Italian High Renaissance artist Raphael. It shows the archangel Michael standing on top of Satan's back with his right foot. The painting was commissioned by Pope Leo X and has been located in the Louvre in Paris since 1667. This painting has symbolic meaning within the Christian religion as it symbolizes God triumphing over evil. Raphael had a gift for creating images that evoked divinity in a subtle way and was known for being skillful at creating space within his compositions as well as movement captured at a standstill. Techniques used by Raphael were adopted at the Academie royale de peinture et de sculpture by Charles Le Brun as the foundation of French classicism. Raphael as an artist was known to stand his ground even against popes and cardinals. Having a father who was also an artist, he had the upper hand with navigating the art field. Raphael first visited the subject of the archangel Michael at the behest of Guidobaldo da

Saint Michael Vanquishing Satan - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Painting by Raphael (1518) Saint Michael Vanquishing Satan Artist Raphael Year 1518 Type Oil transferred from wood to canvas Dimensions 268 cm × 160 cm (106 in × 63 in) Location Louvre , Paris Saint Michael Vanquishing Satan is a painting by the Italian High Renaissance artist Raphael . It shows the archangel Michael standing on top of Satan 's back with his right foot. The painting was commissioned by Pope Leo X and has been located in the Louvre in Paris since 1667. This painting has symbolic me

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