Regulations, called capitoli, issued in 1566 by the Knights required owners of corner properties to provide decorations of the corners. It is therefore a characteristic in Valletta that the corners of buildings are decorated by means of rustication or stone statues. One such statue is that of St Michael which is located on the corner of Triq l-Arċisqof and Triq Sant' Ursula. St Michael is shown with a raised right arm holding a sword at the instance of striking at the subdued devil under his feet. The left hand is holding a chain attached to a fallen Satan, on whom the archangel in treading. Behind St Michael's head is a scalloped ornament. The statue stands on a pedestal, placed upon a corner column which is integrated into the rounded corner of the building. The column has an "egg and dart" frieze, beneath which is a marble plaque with an inscription of indulgences. This statue is one of the best examples of Baroque sculptures in Valletta.

The house at the corner of where St Michael's statue stands belongs to the confraternity of St Michael at the parish of St Paul, Valletta.

Mepa scheduled the statue of St Michael as a Grade 1 national monument as per Government Notice No. 276/08 in the Government Gazette dated March 28.