Angel

Angelo Viva

second half 18th–early 19th century

Angel by Angelo Viva

Medium

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

Dimensions

H. 14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm.)

Classification

Crèche

Culture

Italian, Naples

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Loretta Hines Howard, 1964

Accession Number

64.164.50a–c

Tags

Angels

About the Artist

Angelo Viva · 17481837

Italian, Naples 1748–1837 Naples

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