Angel
The remnants of two pins on the reverse of this statuette suggest it once was a relief figure attached to a small shrine or reliquary. In its proportions, contrapposto, drapery folds, and hairstyle, this diminutive figure recalls mid-thirteenth century sculptures of angels on the great French cathedrals.
Artwork Details
- Title: Angel
- Date: ca.1275
- Culture: Northeast French
- Medium: Copper Alloy with mercury gilding
- Dimensions: Overall: 2 3/8 x 11/16 x 1/2 in. (6 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm)
- Classification: Metalwork-Copper alloy
- Credit Line: Purchase, Michel David-Weill Gift, 1991
- Object Number: 1991.309
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters
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