Trumpeting Angel
14th century
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueStone; alabaster with traces of polychromy and gilding
Dimensions46.99 x 16.51 x 12.7 cm (18 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 5 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Francis Warden Fund
Accession number61.196
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
Provenance1960, sold by Mrs. A. Mohr, Zurich, to the Exeter Trust, Zurich [see note 1]; 1961, sold by the Exeter Trust to the MFA for $7,160. (Accession Date: April 12, 1961)
NOTE: According to the invoice from the Exeter Trust (March 22, 1961). However, in earlier correspondence to the MFA (February 20, 1961), the Exeter Trust makes clear that it functions only as the middleman in the transaction, and is not the owner of the sculpture.
NOTE: According to the invoice from the Exeter Trust (March 22, 1961). However, in earlier correspondence to the MFA (February 20, 1961), the Exeter Trust makes clear that it functions only as the middleman in the transaction, and is not the owner of the sculpture.
Unidentified artist, Italian (Florentine), 15th century
about 1480–1500
