Saint Michael the Archangel
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Saint Michael the ArchangelPellegrino Tibaldi

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This fresco (1545–46) in the Sala Paolina at Castel Sant'Angelo depicts the Archangel Michael sheathing his sword, symbolizing the end of the plague in 590. His muscular form and gilded armor convey divine justice and Roman salvation, highlighting the spiritual and civic authority of angelic intervention.