Southern Italy (probably Sicily), beginning of... Lot 12
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Southern Italy (probably Sicily), beginning of the XVIIIth century Saint Michael knocking down demonic beings personifying Evil Small group in carved ivory H.: 17 cm and blackened wooden base H.: 5 cm Small accidents Surmounting an openwork base and an immense hearth, the chief of the celestial militia strikes demonic beings with his vengeful fury. An archetypal image of the fight between Good and Evil, this military saint turned hero of the militant Church and the Counter-Reformation is a figure that corresponds particularly well to the Baroque spirit in his combative stance and the narrative force of his staging. This theme thus enjoyed great success among the small devotional objects made of goldsmith's art, ivory or coral in southern Italy at the turn of the 18th century.
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