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Angel

Date17th or early 18th century
MediumCast bronze
DimensionsHeight: 21 in. (53.3 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, Gift of Mrs. Harold T. Martin in Memory of Professor Edward A. Maser, Founding Director of the Smart Gallery, 1973-1983
Object number1988.22
Object TypeSculpture
On View
Not on view
This religious or possibly mythological figure drew inspiration from Renaissance Florentine prototypes, which in turn referred to classical Greek and Roman models. The realism of the figure’s spiraling pose, his body twisting upwards while his garments flutter around his feet and his wings vigorously flap, creates a sense of motion and speed. The object’s verisimilitude fed the illusion that both the figure as well as the past could be brought back to life.
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