Pair of Angels
- Date
- 1640–47
- Material
- Bronze with gilding
- probably made in
- Naples, Campania region, Italy, Europe
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Collection
- European Art to 1800
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mark Steinberg Weil and Phoebe Dent Weil
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 117:2021.1,.2
NOTES
The hands of these angels are extended in a gesture that suggests silent prayer. Their gentle oval faces framed by long flowing curls, the deep shadows caused by the fall of the fabric, and the sharp folds of the drapery are all characteristic forms of Cosimo Fanzago.
Fanzago was the leading sculptor and architect of 17th-century Naples, Italy. These angels were originally conceived to adorn an elaborate tabernacle of marble and gilded statuettes designed for a church in Naples. Ultimately, the altar ensemble was erected without them.
Fanzago was the leading sculptor and architect of 17th-century Naples, Italy. These angels were originally conceived to adorn an elaborate tabernacle of marble and gilded statuettes designed for a church in Naples. Ultimately, the altar ensemble was erected without them.
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