Where Is St. Petronius? Museum Location

Q: Where can I see this sculpture?

This statue remains in its original setting at the Basilica of San Domenico in Bologna, Italy. It's part of the ornate tomb (Arca) of St. Dominic, featuring sculptures by multiple artists.

Q: When did Michelangelo create this?

Michelangelo carved this around 1494-95, when he was just 19 years old. He fled to Bologna after the Medici fell and received this commission. It's among his earliest surviving works.

Q: Who was St. Petronius?

St. Petronius was a 5th-century bishop and patron saint of Bologna. He traditionally holds a model of the city. The Renaissance statue shows him in bishop's robes with dignified bearing.

Michelangelo carved this marble statue of St. Petronius, the patron saint of Bologna, around 1494-95 during his early career. The saint holds a model of the city he protects, a traditional attribute in his iconography. Though small in scale, the figure shows Michelangelo's emerging mastery of anatomy and drapery.

This sculpture is part of a group Michelangelo created for the Arca di San Domenico in Bologna. The young artist was only nineteen, yet already displayed the Renaissance ideals of classical beauty and naturalism. Still in its original location at the Basilica of San Domenico in Bologna.

This statue remains in its original setting at the Basilica of San Domenico in Bologna, Italy. It's part of the ornate tomb (Arca) of St. Dominic, featuring sculptures by multiple artists.

Michelangelo carved this around 1494-95, when he was just 19 years old. He fled to Bologna after the Medici fell and received this commission. It's among his earliest surviving works.

St. Petronius was a 5th-century bishop and patron saint of Bologna. He traditionally holds a model of the city. The Renaissance statue shows him in bishop's robes with dignified bearing.

St. Petronius

Where to See It

The Artist

More by Michelangelo

St. Anne with Virgin and Child Christ

Madonna and Child

Study to "Battle of Cascina"

Angel with Candlestick

Also at Basilica of St. Domenico, Bologna

Angel with Candlestick

St. Proculus

Related Renaissance Works

Sistine Madonna

The Birth of Venus

The Alba Madonna

The School of Athens

Venus of Urbino

Venus with a Mirror

Laocoön

Pallas and the Centaur

About St. Petronius

Own Art Like This