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Francesco Picano
Saint Michael Casting Satan into Hell1715 - 1716

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Mediterranean Crossings
Polychrome sculpture of a winged, armored figure standing over a prostrate muscular figure, mounted on a gilded Rococo base with carved scrollwork and painted flames
Polychrome wood sculpture of a winged armored figure standing triumphant atop a prostrate figure amid red flames, on a gilded Baroque base. The wings are painted in multicolored feathers of red, blue, and green; the armor in blue and gold. The standing figure raises a sword overhead while the figure below lies sprawled with a trident nearby.
Polychrome sculpture of a winged figure raising a sword overhead, standing atop a prostrate figure amid painted flames, with elaborate gilded base featuring acanthus scrollwork.
Possibly
Francesco Picano
Italy, Sant' Elia, 1677/78-1743
After a design by
Lorenzo Vaccaro
Italy, Naples, 1655-1706
Title
Saint Michael Casting Satan into Hell
Place Made
Italy, Naples
Date Made
1715 - 1716
Medium
Wood, painted and gilded, metal and glass
Dimensions
52 1/2 × 27 1/4 × 24 3/4 in. (133.35 × 69.22 × 62.87 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.82.7
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Provenance

Spain, said to have been the gift of Don Juan Domingo de Haro y Guzmán (1639– 1716), 7th count of Monterrey, to the Convent of the Religiosas Agustinas de Recoletas. Salamanca, Spain, convent of the Religiosas Agustinas until 1938, sold to; Private collector, Spain, by descent to her daughter, sold to; [Galería Velázquez, Madrid, to]; [Silvano Lodi, Lugano, and Enzo Costantini, Rome, sold 1982 to]; LACMA.

Selected Bibliography
  • Lehmbeck, Leah, editor. Gifts of European Art from The Ahmanson Foundation. Vol. 1, Italian Painting and Sculpture. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2019.

  • King, Jennifer, ed. Vera Lutter: Museum in the Camera. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2020.