Kneeling Angel With Hands Outstretched
Medium
Pen and dark brown ink on off-white paper
Dimensions
4-7/16 x 4-3/16 in. (11.3 x 10.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William B. Jaffe, 1956
Accession Number
56.235.50
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate drawing, *Kneeling Angel With Hands Outstretched*, from the vibrant School of Seville in 17th-century Spain, to Pedro Duque Corne or an anonymous artist of the period (ca. 1700–50). Executed in pen and dark brown ink on-white paper, it measures a modest 4-7/16 x 4-3/16 inches, close contemplation. The angel's poised, devotional gesture—kneeling with arms extended—captures the emotional intensity of Spanish Baroque art, a style flourishing in Seville amid the Catholic Church's Counter-Reformation push for fervent religious imagery. Seville's artistic school, home to masters like ...
About the Artist
Pedro Duque Cornejo|Anonymous, Spanish, School of Seville, 17th century (Spanish|Spanish) · 1600 |1677 –1700 |1757
|Spanish, 1677–1757