SculptureItalian13th-14th century

Censing Angel

c. 1294-1302

Artists

Arnolfo di CambioArtist

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Marble

Culture

Italian

Century

13th-14th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

115.6 x 25.5 x 50.5 cm (45 1/2 x 10 1/16 x 19 7/8 in.) 310 lb.

Provenance

Paolo Paolini, (Rome?), sold; to [Leopoldo Aretini, Florence] sold; to Arthur Kingsley Porter, February 5, 1921, Cambridge, MA, by descent; to Lucy Wallace Porter, 1933; gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1957.

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