Kneeling angel
Date17th century
Maker
Italian (Genoa)
Label TextDespite the damage that cost it both wings and one arm, this figure retains an almost courtly grace and sense of motion, as if he has just alighted. This sense of arrival leads to a tentative identification as Gabriel, the angel of the Annunciation to the Virgin Mary. However, the downward tilt of the head and focus of the eyes make it equally likely that it was an angel attendant at the Nativity of Christ, perhaps part of an extensive figural grouping.
Object number65.85
Provenance[Adolph Loewi, Inc., Los Angeles]; purchase from Loewi by Seattle Art Museum (funds from Mrs. John C. {Eugenia Fuller} Atwood), 1965
Credit LineGift of Mrs. John C. Atwood, Jr.
Dimensions14 1/2 x 7 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. (36.83 x 18.42 x 16.51 cm)
MediumTerracotta
Italian (Genoa)
early-mid 15th century, 1st half 15th century
Object number: 61.55
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