Archangel Michael in Battle
2023 © Maxim Tabachnik
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This relief of Archangel Michael (1545–46) in the Sala di Amore e Psiche , once Pope Paul III Farnese’s bedroom, reflects the room’s theme of spiritual triumph. Michael, airborne and radiant, embodies divine justice overcoming evil, mirroring Psyche’s path to redemption.