SculptureItalian17th century
Angel with the Crown of Thorns
c. 1667-1668
Artists
Gian Lorenzo BerniniArtist
Dimensions
33.5 x 25.6 x 20.3 cm (13 3/16 x 10 1/16 x 8 in.)
Provenance
Giovanni Piancastelli, Rome, Italy, Sold to Mrs. Edward D. Brandegee, 1905. Piancastelli was the curator of the Galleria Borghese. Mrs. Edward D. (Mary B.) Brandegee, 1905, Sold to Fogg Art Museum, 1937.
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