Name/Title
Michael ArthistrategosEntry/Object ID
2005.02.081Description
Painting on flat wooden panel with embossed silver riza (gold in color) on top. The riza depicts a winged man riding a winged horse. Under the horses feet is a winged demon with a goat-man face and a castle. The border of the riza has floral motifs. and a Church Slavonic alphabet caption sits in the center top. There are no hallmark stamps in the rize. In the upper right hand corner of the painted icon is an image of a man shown from the chest up who sits in a pink cloud. In the foreground, Michael Arthistrategos sits upon a white-pink winged horse with golden wings and tunic of his own. He wear a crown and carries a trumpet, a book, staff, and an incense ball. His face is clean shaven and he has shoulder length brown hair. The dark colored demon is hard to discern and the horse tramples him along with a white painted castle. The back of the icon has many holes in the wood and irregular stains.Type of Painting
PanelCollection
Betsy Scheuring Icon CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2005.02Source or Donor
Betsy ScheuringAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Betsy ScheuringMade/Created
Time Period
17th CenturyPlace
Region
Yaroslavl RegionCountry
RussiaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
IconNomenclature Primary Object Term
Symbol, ReligiousNomenclature Sub-Class
Religious ObjectsNomenclature Class
Ceremonial ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Height
12-1/2 inWidth
10-3/4 inDepth
1-1/2 inExhibition
Spirit Made Tangible: The Scheuring Icon Collection (2006)Interpretative Labels
Label Type
Cultural/Historical ContextLabel
"The Archangel Michael is depicted as the captain of
Heaven’s armies, triumphing over evil. He rides on a winged horse, rendered in an unusual pink shade, and he wears a crown. In his left hand appears a lance (shaped like an Orthodox cross) and a censer, while his right hand holds a book. A trumpet proclaiming victory is blown by the Archangel. Underneath the winged horse appears an image of defeated Satan next to a toppled city. In the upper
right corner is an image of Christ Emmanuel, who appears before the Hetimasia, a prepared altar symbolizing Christ’s heavenly glory."