Angel
Unknown
ca. 1460–80 · Wood, gilded and painted · Medieval Art
This wingless angel playing a dulcimer probably accompanied an angelic orchestra in a scene such as the Assumption or the Coronation of the Virgin. The angel originally held hammers for hitting the strings.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1460–80
- Medium
- Wood, gilded and painted
- Culture
- German
- Department
- Medieval Art
- Credit line
- Bequest of Gwynne M. Andrews, 1931
