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Angel from an Architectural Reliquary

Angel from an Architectural Reliquary

c. 1400
gilt bronze
Overall: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin 1972.74
Location: 109 Gothic Painting and Sculpture

Description

This beautiful Gothic angel is probably a surviving element from a large architectural reliquary. The last clue to its lost context disappeared when the symbolic attribute was twisted from the angel’s fingers, possibly during the destructive zeal of the French Revolution. The technique and style are characteristic of the lay workshops employed by the Valois courts during the early 1400s.
  • ?–1971
    (Blumka Gallery, New York, NY, sold to Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin)
    1971–1972
    Mrs. Alfred M. [Clara Taplin] Rankin [b. 1917], given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1972–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Year in Review: 1972. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973).
  • {{cite web|title=Angel from an Architectural Reliquary|url=false|author=|year=c. 1400|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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