The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 24, 2022

Pinnacle with Angel

c. 1340

Part of a set. See all set records

circle of Niccolò di Segna

(Italian)

Italy, Siena, 14th century

Tempera and gold on wood

Unframed: 30.5 x 22.7 cm (12 x 8 15/16 in.)

Bequest of Jane Taft Ingalls 1962.257.2

Location

110A Italian Gothic

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.

Provenance
Conte della Gherardesca, Florence (1930); (Annesley Gore, London; sold to donor, 1935)
Exhibition history

Year in Review - 1962. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 24-November 25, 1962).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1962.257.2