Archangel Saint Michael (San Miguel) (Q28127473)

description: <p>Painted in New Mexico, this small religious scene, or retablo, was meant for private devotion in a chapel or home. Retablos typically depict saints, angels, or the Virgin Mary. The New Mexican painters who specialized in these subjects were called <em>santeros</em>. To develop their iconographies, <em>santeros</em> looked to a variety of printed materials, including woodcuts, pamphlets, and illustrated Bibles. Here the archangel Saint Michael battles evil, represented by a monster at his feet, while he weighs the souls of the recently departed on a balance.</p>

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