The Archangel Michael Weighing a Soul

1506

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Woodcut; first state of two
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 13/16 × 5 11/16 in. (24.9 × 14.4 cm)
Collection no.: 27.54.22
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Lucas Cranach the Elder. The Archangel Michael Weighing a Soul. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Archangel Michael Weighing a Soul — Lucas Cranach the Elder. 1506.

Medium: Woodcut; first state of two. Dimensions: Sheet: 9 13/16 × 5 11/16 in. (24.9 × 14.4 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1927.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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