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Pinnacle with Angel (pair)

c. 1340

circle of Niccolò di Segna

(Italian)
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Culture
Italy, Siena
Medium
tempera and gold on wood panel
Measurements
Unframed: 30.5 x 22.7 cm (12 x 8 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Jane Taft Ingalls 1962.257
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Location
110A Italian Gothic
Print

Description

These pinnacles were originally set on top of a multipanel altarpiece that has now been lost. The angels' gestures and glances suggest that they were placed to the left and right of a central image.
A pair of vertically oriented, triangular tempera and gold paintings depict winged angels against shimmering, incised gold backgrounds. On our left, an angel with a light skin tone looks toward the upper right, wearing a reddish garment and gray cloak. On our right, an angel with a light skin tone faces left, wearing a pinkish cloak and holding a thin white rod. Both figures feature gold halos and dark feathered wings.

Pinnacle with Angel (pair)

c. 1340

Niccolò di Segna

(Italian)
Italy, Siena

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