This intricate sculpture was placed in a Christian ministry center in Pampa, Texas, and is surrounded several other religious pieces of artwork. The sculpture depicts Michael from chapter 12 of the Bible’s book of Revelations, representing the continuous fight between good vs. evil. The angel Michael is symbolically wearing the armor of God with the sword of truth and righteousness as found in Revelations. The sculpture weighs over five hundred pounds, is over nine feet tall, and contains and eight foot wing span.
Wikipedia says: “And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, and prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven” (Rev. 12:7). As recounted by the Revelation of Saint John, at the end of the world war will break at between Heaven and Hell, between good and evil. As the commander of the Army of God, Archangel Michael leads the other angels in the fight against evil, represented in this picture by a seven-headed dragon. Each of the dragon’s heads represents one of the seven deadly sins. Durer chose to capture this fight between good and evil at the moment when Saint Michael is thrusting his spear into one of the heads. Surrounding Saint Michael are three other angels ready to attack. Beneath the fighting lies a calm and serene landscape with mountains and a small town, highlighted by a church with a tall spire, in the distance. At the bottom in the center of the page Durer has placed his distinctive “AD” monogram that is in all of his engravings.
I love learning about angels, not just angels, but how mankind had interpreted “angels” since the concept began.
Wikipedia says: “And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, and prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven” (Rev. 12:7). As recounted by the Revelation of Saint John, at the end of the world war will break at between Heaven and Hell, between good and evil. As the commander of the Army of God, Archangel Michael leads the other angels in the fight against evil, represented in this picture by a seven-headed dragon. Each of the dragon’s heads represents one of the seven deadly sins. Durer chose to capture this fight between good and evil at the moment when Saint Michael is thrusting his spear into one of the heads. Surrounding Saint Michael are three other angels ready to attack. Beneath the fighting lies a calm and serene landscape with mountains and a small town, highlighted by a church with a tall spire, in the distance. At the bottom in the center of the page Durer has placed his distinctive “AD” monogram that is in all of his engravings.
I love learning about angels, not just angels, but how mankind had interpreted “angels” since the concept began.
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