Ultra HD Master (3 840 × 2 772 px)
Northern Renaissance
1562
The Fall of the Rebel Angels
Original title: De val der opstandige engelen
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Museum Provenance & Technical Data
Medium / Support:
Oil on oak panel
Dimensions:
117 cm × 162 cm
Date of Creation:
1562
Scan Resolution:
3 840 × 2 772 px
Archive File Size:
4.0 MB
Permanent Collection:
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels
Historical Narrative
Archangel Michael in golden armor leads celestial legions to cast hideous chimeric demons and fallen angels down from heaven into the abyss.
Visual & Curatorial Analysis
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