Figure of an Angel within a Composite Panel
English glazing programs frequently included representations of the nine orders of angels, appropriately in the upper parts of windows. Included in the ranks of angels are the cherubim. In England, they usually wear feathered cloaks like the one shown here.
Artwork Details
- Title: Figure of an Angel within a Composite Panel
- Date: ca. 1450
- Geography: Made in East Anglia ?, England
- Culture: British
- Medium: Pot-metal, white glass, vitreous paint, silver stain
- Dimensions: Overall: 35 3/8 x 10 1/8 x 1/4 in. (89.9 x 25.7 x 0.6 cm)
Overall (installation opening): 35 x 9 1/8 in. (88.9 x 23.2 cm) - Classification: Glass-Stained
- Credit Line: Bequest of George D. Pratt, 1935
- Object Number: 41.170.84
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters
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