Talk:Weighing of souls

Michael Weighing Souls, by Holbein
Knackfuss' Holbein page 41 says the first picture (File:The Archangel Michael Weighing Souls, by Hans Holbein the Younger.jpg) shows the Archangel Michael weighing "the burden of sin, suggested by the figure of a devil, against the power of redemption, symbolized by the child Christ". The image description file, citing another work, says it "shows the devil trying to usurp the scales against the Christ Child, with Gabriel [probably meant Michael] raising his sword to strike him". It's not absolutely clear that this picture shows a weighing of souls, but until something better turns up I've changed the caption. Tom Harrison Talk 20:39, 8 July 2011 (UTC)