Photo By Gail

In Saint Michael Triumphs Over the Devil (1468) the archangel Michael is shown defeating the devil, portrayed as a monstrous part- reptile / part-bat creature. The kneeling figureis Antoni Joan, lord of Tous, whose prayer book is  open at two penitential psalms (51 and 130). This painting is the center panel of an alterpiece formerly located in the parish church  of Tous, near Valenica, Spain.
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