Candle-bearing angel (one of a pair)
Related to the two marble angels flanking the tabernacle on the high altar of S. Agostino, Siena. Frà Carlo di Camillo Chigi contracted Francesco, Giovan Antonio and Agostino Mazzuoli to execute a marble ciborium with two angels for the high altar of S. Agostino. Although Giuseppe Mazzuoli is not specifically named in the document recording the commission, the strong influence of Bernini in the marble angels' compostion and style reflects Giuseppe's training in Rome. 1991.37a, b are ricordi, executed by Giuseppe's workshop either to present to the patron Frà Carlo or to retain for the workshop's own records.
Artwork Details
- Title: Candle-bearing angel (one of a pair)
- Artist: Workshop of Giuseppe Mazzuoli (Italian, Siena 1644–1725 Siena)
- Date: ca. 1677–79
- Culture: Italian, Siena
- Medium: Terracotta with later remains of paint
- Dimensions: Height: 16 7/8 in. (42.9 cm)
- Classification: Sculpture
- Credit Line: Gift of Ruth Blumka, in memory of her daughter, Victoria Blumka-Goldberg, 1991
- Object Number: 1991.37b
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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Workshop of Giuseppe Mazzuoli (Italian, Siena 1644–1725 Siena)
ca. 1677–79
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Late 17th or 18th century
Cristoforo Stati (Cristofano da Bracciano) (Italian, 1556–1619)
1600–1601
Giovanni Battista Foggini (Italian, Florence 1652–1725 Florence)
ca. 1680–82
Augustin Pajou (French, Paris 1730–1809 Paris)
1799
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