id:			143357
accession number:	1967.27
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1967.27
updated:		2023-04-23 11:15:56.505000

Angel, c. 1250. France, vicinity of Reims, 13th century. Walnut with traces of gilding and polychromy; overall: 78.5 x 37 x 23.8 cm (30 7/8 x 14 9/16 x 9 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1967.27

title:				Angel
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creation date:			c. 1250
creation date earliest:		1245
creation date latest:		1255
current location:		106B Romanesque & Gothic Sculpture
creditline:			Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
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culture:	France, vicinity of Reims, 13th century
technique:	walnut with traces of gilding and polychromy
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Gothic
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 78.5 x 37 x 23.8 cm (30 7/8 x 14 9/16 x 9 3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1967
	opening date:   1967-11-29T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1967</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 29-December 31, 1967).

	title:		Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2007-05-10T00:00:00
	<i>Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. National Museum of Bavaria, Munich, Germany (May 10-September 16, 2007); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA (October 30, 2007-January 20, 2008); Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN (February 13-June 7, 2009).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Bavarian Nationalmuseum, Munich (5/10/2007 - 9/16/2007), the J. Paul Getty Musuem, Los Angeles (10/30/2007 - 1/20/2008) and Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN (2/13/2009 - 6/7/2009): "Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art"

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Paul Mallon, New York.
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wall description:
Surviving in fragmentary condition, this pair of angels lacks lower arms, hands, wings, and attributes. Their original paint and gilding, now almost entirely lost, once rendered their garments a rich brocade and their hair a luxuriant gold. Nonetheless, in their graceful poses and sublime faces—which may portray tragic interest, anguish, or deep concern—their original delicacy and power are still evident. They embody the monumental style of 13th-century High Gothic cathedral sculpture in France. Their style specifically suggests they were carved in or around Reims, possibly by sculptors associated with the cathedral there. Their original placement is unknown, but they may have flanked an altar on columns.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 52
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n74

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 58
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n78

	Cleveland Museum of Art, and Holger A. Klein<em>. Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 172-173, no. 61
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