Base of an Altar Cross with Reading Angels Sitting on Dragons and Standing Church Fathers

North Italian

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304

The names of Saints Augustine, Jerome, and Gregory are inscribed on the books held by the angels. The absence of Saint Ambrose from the group (the heads are missing) indicates that the standard form of identifying the Church Fathers had not yet been established.

Base of an Altar Cross with Reading Angels Sitting on Dragons and Standing Church Fathers, Copper alloy, cast and gilt, North Italian

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Base of an Altar Cross with Reading Angels Sitting on Dragons and Standing Church Fathers, Copper alloy, cast and gilt, North Italian
Base of an Altar Cross with Reading Angels Sitting on Dragons and Standing Church Fathers, Copper alloy, cast and gilt, North Italian
Base of an Altar Cross with Reading Angels Sitting on Dragons and Standing Church Fathers, Copper alloy, cast and gilt, North Italian
Base of an Altar Cross with Reading Angels Sitting on Dragons and Standing Church Fathers, Copper alloy, cast and gilt, North Italian
Base of an Altar Cross with Reading Angels Sitting on Dragons and Standing Church Fathers, Copper alloy, cast and gilt, North Italian
Base of an Altar Cross with Reading Angels Sitting on Dragons and Standing Church Fathers, Copper alloy, cast and gilt, North Italian

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