Saint Michael   

St. Michael and the Devil (1518)

by:   Raphael   |    Romano      patron:   Leo X      category: Painting   
related artifacts: Saint Michael modello | Saint Michael study

note:  Inscribed: RAPHAEL.VRBINAS.PINGEBAT/M.D.XVIII; A letter from Bertrando Costabili to Duke Alfonso D'Este in March 1518 documents Raphael's work on this painting for Medician Pope commisioned as one of three works to be gifted to the French court. Debates on authorship between Raphael and Romano have ensued, with some (del Vecchi, 1982; Ferino Pagden, 1989) nodding to signs of Romano's contributions.`