Angels supporting the arms of Christ
Giovanni Gagini
ca. 1500 · Black stone (pietra nera del Promontorio) · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Pietra nera reliefs were a characteristic ornamentation above the main doors of Genoese palaces. This example has the arms of the Rovereto or Oneto and Spinola and probably Usodimare families.
- Artist
- Giovanni Gagini
- Date
- ca. 1500
- Medium
- Black stone (pietra nera del Promontorio)
- Culture
- Italian, Genoa
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Purchase, Volunteer Anniversary Fund and Director's Discretionary Fund, 1992
