Follower of Guido Reni, 17th century

Follower of GUIDO RENI (Calvenzano di Vergato, Bologna, 1575 - Bologna, 1642). Italy, 17th century.
"St. Michael the Archangel."
Oil on copper.
Presents faults.
Frame of the XVIII century.
Measurements: 22,5x 17 cm; 42 x 31 X 4 cm (frame).

Painting of Italian school and baroque period, inspired by the homonymous work of Guido Reni. It is a period version, in which the author respects the baroque and dynamic composition of the master. The painting, like Reni's, shows St. Michael the Archangel in Roman armor, stepping on the head of Satan, who appears as a grotesque and almost caricatured figure. The original work is in the church of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini in Rome, Italy. The contrast between good and evil, light and darkness, is highlighted through dramatic chiaroscuro, a characteristic technique of the Baroque period. The archangel St. Michael is an important figure in Jewish, Islamic and Catholic traditions, known as the leader of the heavenly armies.