Angel

Unknown

ca.1275 · Copper Alloy with mercury gilding · The Cloisters

The remnants of two pins on the reverse of this statuette suggest it once was a relief figure attached to a small shrine or reliquary. In its proportions, contrapposto, drapery folds, and hairstyle, this diminutive figure recalls mid-thirteenth century sculptures of angels on the great French cathedrals.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca.1275

Medium

Copper Alloy with mercury gilding

Culture

Northeast French

Department

The Cloisters

Credit line

Purchase, Michel David-Weill Gift, 1991