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| Keywords: French - Crozier with Saint Michael and the Dragon - Walters 44294.jpg Within the curved volute St Michael battles a dragon a symbol of the Devil described in Book of Revelation 12 6-9 This scene is the one most commonly found on Limoges croziers as it symbolizes the victory of Good over Evil It is an especially appropriate metaphor for the staffs carried by abbots and bishops who were entrusted with the protection of the flock and the preservation of the Christian faith The dragon motif continues on the volute the knob and socket of the crozier The lozenge enamel pattern and the curling crockets on the outer edge of the volute recall the scales of a dragon or serpent while more dragons scamper on the knob between 1225 1250 Medieval champlevé enamel on copper with gilding cm 32 22 7 6 accession number 44 294 5105 A Tollin Paris Sale Hotel Drouot Paris May 20 1897 no 49 Brimo de Laroussilhe Paris photographed in the collection before 1917 Leonce Rosenberg Paris Sale Hôtel Drouot Paris June 12 1924 no 62 Brimo de Laroussilhe Paris 1924 Henri Daguerre Paris Henry Walters Baltimore August 27 1925 by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1925 4000 Years of Modern Art The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore; Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore 1953-1957 place of origin Limoges France Walters Art Museum license Medieval metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Champlevé of Europe Art of France in the Walters Art Museum Croziers Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Léonce Rosenberg | ||||
