Kneeling Angel

Provenance

Barsanti, Rome. (Count Alessandro Contini Bonacossi, Rome); sold October 1927 to Samuel H. Kress [1863-1955], New York;[1] gift 1939 to NGA. [1] The bill of sale for paintings, maiolica, furniture, antique velvets, and several sculptures, including "2 Marble Angels by G.A. Amadeo," is dated 5 October 1927 (copy in NGA curatorial files).

Kneeling Angel

Amadeo, Giovanni Antonio

1470/1480

Accession Number

1939.1.320

Medium

marble

Dimensions

overall: 46.5 x 42.9 x 9.5 cm (18 5/16 x 16 7/8 x 3 3/4 in.)

Classification

Sculpture

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Samuel H. Kress Collection