Saint Michael the Archangel

This dramatic and delicate statue shows the Archangel Michael, dressed in Roman armour, preparing to slay the small gilded figure of the devil – in the form of a baby – prostrated at his feet. Lorenzo Vaccaro was an influential figure and knew many of the important artists working in Naples at the time – in particular the painter Francesco Solimena, whose compositions influenced the style of Vaccaro’s own work.