Kneeling Angel

by FitzwilliamMuseum

*texture information available upon request - please write to [email protected]!* Kneeling angel, pair with M.11B-1991 (Downloadable from Scan the World here). Carved wood, gessoed, painted and gilded. Angel wears a diadem on its curly hair, and a long gown with a turned down collar and crossed straps at the front, one hanging down in front and other behind. The angel kneels on its right knee and supports a column on its left knee, holding it with its left hand. With its right hand it supports the top of a shield resting on the ground, which is painted with the Angel Gabriel. Originally in the H.S. Reitlinger. Label; inscribed in indelible pencil; 239; a circular label with serrated edge Images & Text © Copyright 2000-2016, The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK.