SculptureItalian17th century
Angel with the Superscription
c. 1667-68
Artists
Gian Lorenzo BerniniArtist
Dimensions
27.8 x 16.5 x 14.2 cm (10 15/16 x 6 1/2 x 5 9/16 in.)
Provenance
Bartolomeo Cavaceppi. 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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