Donatello / Candelabra Angels

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Candelabra Angels

1434 · Bronze

Two bronze angels, originally designed to hold candles, stand in the graceful contrapposto poses Donatello helped revive from antiquity.

ArtistDDonatello

MuseumMMusée Jacquemart-André

MovementRRenaissance

LocationParis, France

Genrenude

SourceWikidata Q651579

Why it matters

Two child angels serve as candle-holders. Vasari described them on Luca della Robbia's singing gallery in Florence Cathedral.

Did you know?

They date from around 1434–1439.
They may have been made to top Donatello's own singing gallery.
They are in the Musée Jacquemart-André.

Based on the Wikipedia article Putti candle-holders (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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