Relief
ca. 1375-1400 (made)
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This relief representing an angel was probably made in North Italy, in about 1375-1400. This may have formed the upper part of a tabernacle. Its style suggests a sculptor working in the Venetian territories of North Italy.
Object details
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| Brief description | Relief angel, stone. Italian ca. 1375-1400. |
| Physical description | Relief in stone. The angel is represented in full face in three-quarter length holding a scroll in his left hand and pointing downwards with his right. The figure is framed in a depressed Gothic arch with an inner indented border and an outer border of foliated ornament. To left and right are pinnacles. |
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| Summary | This relief representing an angel was probably made in North Italy, in about 1375-1400. This may have formed the upper part of a tabernacle. Its style suggests a sculptor working in the Venetian territories of North Italy. |
| Bibliographic reference | Pope-Hennessy, John. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: HMSO, 1964. cat. no. 49. fig. no. 59. |
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| Accession number | A.3-1948 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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