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San Miguel, (painting). Artist:  Campeche, Jose, 1751-1809, painter. Title:  San Miguel, (painting). Other Titles:  Saint Michael the Archangel, (painting). Dates:  ca. 1791-1800. Medium:  Oil on wood panel. Dimensions:  21 9/16 x 14 3/4 in. (54.8 x 37.5 cm.). Inscription:  (On shield:) Characters of the tetragramaton inside a sun (Around sun in triangular format:) Q. S. D. (Quis sicut Deus) Description:  Full-length portrait of St. Michael the Archangel standing over the body of Satan, ready to defeat him. St. Michael wears a Roman suit of armor, and holds a sword with his proper right hand and a shield with his proper left hand. Satan is represented as a winged creature with a long entwined tail. Subject:  Religion -- Saint -- St. Michael Religion -- Angel -- St. Michael Religion -- Satan Object -- Weapon -- Sword Dress -- Accessory -- Shield Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress Object Type:  Painting Owner:  Oliver Ledesma de Santoni, Miguelina, San Juan, Puerto Rico Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of Iglesia de Porta Coeli, San German, Puerto Rico Remarks:  English title supplied by Inventory cataloger. Tetragramaton is the four consonants of the ancient Hebrew name of God, Yahve. See exhibition catalog for exhibition history. References:  "Jose Campeche, 1751-1809," San Juan de Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena, 1971. Illustration:  "Jose Campeche, 1751-1809," San Juan de Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena, 1971, pg. 157. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAP 88490048   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Paintings 88490048 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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