LA ICONOGRAFÍA DE SAN MIGUEL EN LAS SERIES ANGÉLICAS

Mario  Ávila-Vivar

doi:10.12795/LA.2006.i.01.13

Authors

Mario Ávila-Vivar Centro de Conservación y Restauración de Castilla-La Mancha. Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12795/LA.2006.i.01.13

Keywords:

San Miguel archangel, Anthology of Baroque, Angelic series, Iconography, Angelic literature

Abstract

During the 16th and 17th centuries two new iconographic designs appeared for the representation of San Miguel archangel that did not reflect the manuals of iconography. One of which, elaborated by Martín de Vos, shows him with his right hand ringed by the sun, and carrying a palm tree leaf in his left hand. The other, developed in Andalucía by Francisco Pacheco and the followers of Zurbarán, represented San Miguel with military attire of the 16th century, holding a shield and baton. Both images respond to new focuses in the devotion of San Miguel favored by the Counter-reform. Both were incorporated in the angelic series and achieved great popularity both in Spain and America.