Bartolemé Bermejo - St. Michael Triumphant over the Devil with the Donor Antonio Juan, 1468, 180 x 82 cm. This picture shows part of a story from the Bible, which describes how war broke out in heaven. St. Michael, captain of God’s army of angels, fought the rebel angels led by the Devil. St. Michael is painted as a soldier with a crown on his head, carrying a sword and shield, and wearing a shiny breastplate reflecting the imaginary towers of the City of Heaven. St. Michael holds his sword ready to cut off the Devil’s head and points his crystal shield down towards him. The Devil is shying away in terror at the reflection of his own horrible reflection of his own horrible face. Flat on the ground like a snake, the Devil’s body is part snake, part bird and part dragon. He has a second mouth coming out of his stomach with two sets of hard red jewel-like eyes and a snake slithering out below Michael’s feet. His torso is metallic, as if made of armour. His arms, too, combine reptile scales with metal armour, and he has toothed mouths for elbows, so he is apparently eating his own body, consuming himself.