Does the highlighted section mean "the lively folds of his drapery and the details of the feathers of his wings"?
Context:
After the fall of Rome in ad 395, most early Christian and Byzantine art (representing the western and eastern portions, respectively, of the former empire) initially eschews military imagery, despite the many biblical stories centring on battle, war, and their paraphernalia. Paintings, mosaics, and sculptures of this early Christian world describe the spiritual world. Nonetheless, they reuse classical forms for their own purposes. An example is a small ivory carving of St Michael the Archangel (early sixth century). The figure’s prototype was probably a Roman figure of Victory. We can deduce this from St Michael’s flowing and animated drapery and the carefully delineated feathers on his wings. He even looks pre-Christian, with his curly Roman hairstyle.
Yes.
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Yes, pretty much. I would say that "flowing" refers more to undulations than to folds, but this is a bit of a nitpick.