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Angel

Giuseppe Sanmartino

18th century

Medium

Polychromed terracotta head; wooden limbs and wings; body of wire wrapped in tow; various fabrics

Tags

Angels

Dimensions

H. 16 1/4 in. (41.3 cm.)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Loretta Hines Howard, 1964

Classification

Crèche

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Culture

Italian, Naples

Rights

Public Domain

About Giuseppe Sanmartino

1715–1793

Italian sculptor.

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