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Saint Michael Fighting the Dragon
Saint Michael Fighting the Dragon is a woodcut of 1498 by Albrecht Dürer, part of his "Apocalypse" series, illustrating the "Book of Apocalypse" or Revelation of St. John.
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"And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, and prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven" (Rev. 12:7). As recounted by the Revelation of Saint John, at the
depicting scenes from daily life. The rood screen separating the choir from the nave is decorated with fauns and gorgons mixed with apostles and saints. Along the nave are niches with depictions of nine of the apostles and three popes and various figures including Saint Paul Aurélien and his dragon, Saint Augustin, Saint Blaise, Saint Michael fighting the dragon, Mary Magdalene with her pot of ointment, the resurrected Christ, Saint Catherine, Saint Barbara, Saint Apolline, Saint Dominic, Saint Giles, Saint Geneviève and Saint Marguerite. In the