Terracotta Angels

Title: Terracotta Angels
Description: Two kneeling angels attributed to Andrea della Robbia, now in the Victoria and Albert Museum (London), have also been associated with the Del Pugliese altar ensemble. They were originally immured on the architectural frame, and when this was dismounted, they lost their limbs. A photogrammetric survey of the angels revealed that their bodies form a curvature that is compatible with that of the architectural frame’s lunette, suggesting their location at the top of the architectural frame. Their pose evokes that of the kneeling saints in Piero di Cosimo's iconographical design, as well as the position of the angels standing on the Virgin’s throne in the painting.
Format: V&A 7614-1861, 82x35 cm and 7615-1861, 81.9 x 30 cm; glazed terracotta
has representation: Photogrammetry of Terracotta Angels
has former or current location: Santa Maria degli Innocenti
has former or current keeper: Victoria and Albert Museum; http://vocab.getty.edu/ulan/500302040; Gigli, Ottavio
transferred custody of: Terracotta angels are sold to Ottavio Gigli; Transfer from Campana Collection to Victoria & Albert Museum
had participant: del Pugliese, Piero
carried out by: Robbia, Andrea della; Getty ULAN: 500030958 Artist Bio: Italian sculptor, ceramicist, 1435-1525 or 1528
beginning is qualified by: 1490 c.
is documented in: Cavazzini, pp. 122-23
has type: sculpture

Item sets: Santa Maria degli Innocenti; Works of art; Visualizing Arts in Santa Maria degli Innocenti

Media: V&A online catalogue entry 7614-1861; V&A online catalogue entry 7615-1861; V&A 7615-1861; V&A 7614-1861

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Items with "is composed of: Terracotta Angels"
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Del Pugliese Altar	Man-Made Thing

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