Fall of the Rebel Angels
Artist
Unknown
Formerly attributed to
Jakob Auer
(Austrian, 1645 - 1706)
CultureItalian
Dateearly 18th century
MediumIvory
DimensionsOverall: 10 3/4 × 6 inches (27.31 × 15.24 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust through the George H. and Elizabeth O. Davis Fund
Object number69-2
On View
On viewGallery Location
- 120
Collections
Gallery LabelIn its complexity and astonishing display of technical skill, this ivory recalls the taste of the Mannerist period in the 16th century, but its lightness and virtuosity are also characteristic of the Rococo. At the top, the artist has represented the Holy Trinity, with God the Father, Christ the Redeemer and the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove. At the center, Saint Michael brandishes his sword, and a team of archangels drives Satan's host from Heaven. As described in the Book of Revelation (12:7-9), the rebel angels plummet towards Hell below, symbolized by the monster with gaping mouth in the lower right.
With Edward R. Lubin, Inc., New York, by 1969;
Purchased from Edward R. Lubin, Inc. by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1969.
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Gorham Manufacturing Company, Providence, Rhode Island
ca. 1925
R89-1/1 A-C
