SculptureItalian17th-18th century

Standing Angel

17th-18th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Gian Lorenzo BerniniPrevious attribution

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Terracotta with varnish

Culture

Italian

Century

17th-18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

22.54 cm (8 7/8 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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