Angel Carrying a Crown

Unknown

ca. 1230–50 · Copper: repoussé, engraved, chased, and gilt · Medieval Art

During the French Revolution, large church furnishings of copper were often sold as scrap metal. Charming fragments like this were sometimes preserved, but their original context cannot be completely established. The angel descending from a cloud probably carried a crown for the Virgin Mary.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1230–50

Medium

Copper: repoussé, engraved, chased, and gilt

Culture

French

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1958