Pendant Medallion with Michael Slaying the Dragon

Unknown

ca. 1470–80 · Mother of pearl, tempera, and silver · The Cloisters

This badge marked a member of the Order of Saint Michael, founded by Louis XI of France in 1469. The order's motto describing the archangel, "Terror of the Immense Ocean," may explain the choice of mother-of-pearl.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1470–80

Medium

Mother of pearl, tempera, and silver

Culture

French

Department

The Cloisters

Credit line

The Cloisters Collection, 1975