St. Michael overcoming the evil spirits
1650
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1650
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
St. Michael overcoming the evil spirits is a 1650 by Jacobus Neefs, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows a chaotic battle in the sky. A winged figure with a sword stands over a fallen, muscular man holding a globe. Other winged beings—some with animal faces—scramble around them. The scene is dark, with heavy shadows and dramatic light only on the fighting figures. Notice how the artist uses deep shadows to make the figures pop. The contrast between light and dark helps you see the action clearly. Look up chiaroscuro next to see how this technique works.
A print on paper by Jacobus Neefs from 1650 depicts St. Michael overcoming evil spirits, based on an earlier work by Rubens, and is signed "Neeffs."
Read the full account in the museum source.
Jacobus Neefs spent his quiet life turning religious drama into print. His engravings weren’t calm Sunday-school scenes; they staged battles in swirling smoke and jagged light, every line charged like a drawn sword. One…
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