Angels supporting the arms of Christ

Follower of Giovanni Gagini

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 500

Pietra nera reliefs were a characteristic ornamentation above the main doors of Genoese palaces. This example has the arms of the Rovereto or Oneto and Spinola and probably Usodimare families.

Angels supporting the arms of Christ, Follower of Giovanni Gagini (active 1449–1517), Black stone (pietra nera del Promontorio), Italian, Genoa

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