CIRCLE OF LORENZO VACCARO (ITALIAN, 1655-1706): A 17TH CENTURY GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF SAINT MICHAEL DEFEATING THE DEVIL portrayed in a dynamic Baroque pose, brandishing his sword in his right hand and raised on his left foot, his right leg extended behind, wearing an antique cuirass and helmet, previously gilded, the areas of skin now revealing the brown patination of the bronze below, raised on an associated rectangular alabaster plinth, the bronze 28cm high  The form of this bronze is derived from Vaccaro's silver and bronze figure of the same theme made between 1685 and 1700 and now in a private collection but known through photographs.  Related Literature: "St Michael Defeating the Devil by Lorenzo Vaccaro: A sculpture to intercede for the souls of several important owners", Journal of the History of Collections, Vol. 30, Issue 1, 2018, pp. 113-125.