Why is this demon sprouting serpents?
Why is this demon sprouting serpents?
Saint Michael triumphant over the Devil with the Donor Antoni Joan Artist Bartolomé Bermejo - detail, © National Gallery

Why is this demon sprouting serpents?

And what does that tell us about how artists represent good and evil?

Daniel Sobrino Ralston, Acting Associate Curator of 1600‒1800 Paintings, tells us more about the devil at Saint Michael’s feet