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The Archangel Michael rescues the faithful from the flames of Hell - a folio from an illuminated manuscript of 17th century Ethiopia, produced during the cultural boom, especially in painting, brought about by the establishment of a permanent court at Gondar by the Solomonic emperor Fasilädäs (who reigned 1632-67). The nearly 50 full-page illuminations tell the story of the Archangel Michael who, under the patronage of Emperor Zär'a Ya'eqob, had became the most venerated of all archangels in Ethiopia. He is depicted undertaking a vast host of miracles and heroic feats including saving the faithful from the burning flames of hell (pictured here), healing the sick and treading on Satan.
