Tonight's Art Moment is the early 18th-century ivory sculpture "Fall of the Rebel Angels." Measuring just over 10 inches tall, its complexity and astonishing display of technical skill recalls the taste of the Mannerist period in the 16th century, but its lightness and virtuosity are also characteristic of the Rococo. At the top, the artist has represented the Holy Trinity, with God the Father, Christ the Redeemer and the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove. At the center, Saint Michael brandishes his sword, and a team of archangels drives Satan's host from Heaven. As described in the Book of Revelation (12:7-9), the rebel angels plummet towards Hell below, symbolized by the monster with gaping mouth in the lower right. On view in Gallery P20.
| 7以後，天上就發生了戰爭：彌額爾和他的天使一同與那龍交戰，那龍也和牠的使者一起應戰， |
| 8但牠們敵不住，在天上遂再也沒有牠們的地方了。 |
| 9於是那大龍被摔了下來，牠就是那遠古的蛇，號稱魔鬼或撒殫的。那欺騙了全世界的，被摔到地上，牠的使者也同牠一起被摔了下來。 |
Revelation 12:7-9 King James Version (KJV)
7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
King James Version (KJV)
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