Saint Michael Archangel
XVII century. Grey-brown wash, Pencil on yellow paper.Not on display
The Archangel is depicted armed, wearing a feathered helmet and carrying a flaming sword in his right hand. His left hand holds a scroll with the phrase QVIS VT DEVS (Who is like God?) as he tramples the devil.
This work is characteristic of the artist’s style as a draughtsman. Until 1936, the artist’s canvas depicting Saint Michael was kept in San José (Madrid) on loan from the Museo del Prado. There is no trace of it to this day, and unfortunately not even a photograph survives.
Museo Nacional del Prado, Catálogo de dibujos T. I. Dibujos españoles, siglos XV-XVII / por A. E. Pérez Sánchez, Madrid, 1972, p.46-47