[mitologies] the woodcut room of St. Michael Fighting the Dragon

- St. Michael Fighting the Dragon -

image of woodcut

Please visit http://found.cs.nyu.edu/fox/art/durer/stmichel.html for an analysis of this woodcut.

The woodcut is presented in its entirety framed on the wall. The words on the wall are from the Book of Daniel: ME _NE, ME _NE, TE _KEL, U _PHAR _SYN

The first two syllables (ME _NE) : God has numbered thy kingdom and finished it.
TE _KEL, U _PHAR _SYN: Thou art weighed in the balances.