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

1939.1.321

Medium

marble

Dimensions

overall: 49.5 x 45.1 x 12.1 cm (19 1/2 x 17 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)

Classification

Sculpture

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Samuel H. Kress Collection