Musical Angel
This angel plucking a gittern (a predecessor of the guitar) was probably once part of an angelic orchestra. Such musical ensembles were frequently included in scenes devoted to the Virgin Mary, such as those depicting her assumption into heaven or coronation as celestial queen.
Artwork Details
- Title: Musical Angel
- Date: ca. 1450–1500
- Culture: French
- Medium: Wood
- Dimensions: Overall: 16 1/8 x 15 13/16 x 3 3/8 in. (41 x 40.1 x 8.5 cm)
- Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
- Object Number: 17.190.378
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters
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15th century
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15th century
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1508, with later restorations
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early 16th century
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second quarter sixteenth century
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