Capital with an Angel Emerging from a Cloud

ca. 1150–1200

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304

The angel emerging from a cloud suggests that a figure on a column below completed the composition, perhaps one of the Virgin of the Annunciation. Capitals decorated with similar acanthus foliage are found in other churches in Burgundy, for instance at Avallon, Vezelay, and Donzy-le-Pré.

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Title: Capital with an Angel Emerging from a Cloud
Date: ca. 1150–1200
Geography: Made in Burgundy, France
Culture: French
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: Overall: 12 7/8 x 12 15/16 x 13 in. (32.7 x 32.9 x 33 cm)
Base Diameter: 7 5/16 in. (18.5 cm)
Weight: 83lb. (37.6kg)
Classification: Sculpture-Stone
Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 1949
Object Number: 49.60.7
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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