Head of an Angel in Full Face
ca. 1397
Medium
Tempera on wood (paint around head scraped away and vacant area gessoed)
Dimensions
Overall: 6 1/4 × 4 3/4 in. (15.9 × 12.1 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.17
Tags
Art Historical Context
Gaze upon the delicate *Head of an Angel in Face*, a captivating fragment by the Sienese master Taddeo di Bartolo created around 1397. Hailing from the vibrant late Gothic era in Siena, Italy—a hub of ornate religious art—Taddeo was renowned for his intricate frescoes and altarpieces adorning chapels across Tuscany. This small panel, measuring just 6¼ × 4¾ inches, likely originated from a larger polyptych or devotional work, where angels served as heavenly attendants framing sacred scenes like the Annunciation. Crafted in tempera on wood, the traditional medium of the time, the artwork showca...
About the Artist
Taddeo di Bartolo · 1352–1432
Comment on works: religious