DrawingsAmerican19th century

Angel, after Desiderio da Settignano

1889

Artists

Joseph Lindon SmithArtist

Desiderio da SettignanoArtist after

Description

This is copied from the Marsuppini Monument at Santa Croce, Florence. The original was made c. 1453 - 1455. Verso shows a slight sketch of three Renaissance men that appear to be copied from another work.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Watercolor and white gouache on heavy off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

39.4 x 28.2 cm (15 1/2 x 11 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Gift (?) of the artist to Denman W. Ross, Cambridge, MA; his gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1916.

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