Michael, also called Saint Michael the Archangel, Archangel Michael and Saint Michael the Taxiarch is an archangel in Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and the Baháʼí Faith. The earliest surviving mentions of his name are in third- and second-century BC Jewish works, often but not always apocalyptic, where he is the chief of the angels and archangels, and he is the guardian prince of Israel and is responsible for the care of the people of Israel.
In many depictions, Michael is represented as an angelic warrior, fully armed with helmet, sword, and shield. The shield may bear the Latin inscription Quis ut Deus or the Greek inscription Christos Dikaios Krites or its initials. He may be standing over a serpent, a dragon, or the defeated figure of Satan, whom he sometimes pierces with a lance. The iconography of Michael slaying a serpent goes back to the early fourth century, when Emperor Constantine defeated Licinius at the Battle of Adrianople in AD 324, not far from the Michaelion, a church dedicated to Archangel Michael.
Quiterrie is a new costumer at the Venice Carnevale. She is very different from most Venetian Masks because she is very young, compared to most Venetian masks who are generally retirees well into their 60s and beyond. I am amazed by her passion in costume design and making. This is one that breathes new life and hope for the Venice Carnevale.
I have been at the Venice Carnevale for 11 years now, and I get to see hundreds of Venetian Masks every year. Her costume of St Michael is really a fresh new idea. And the other good thing about her costume is she is very mobile. The wings and the dragon and spear prop are all very lightweight, with the dragon and spear made of paper marche.
Here, Michael is seen as a symbol of the battle between good and evil, depicted with a spear, and shown vanquishing Satan in the form of a dragon.
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