Winged figure praying
Medium
figures
Classification
figures
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Noah Butkin
Accession Number
1977-110-2-42
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Winged Figure Praying *Jean-Robert Ango (French, active in Rome1759–1770, d. 1773), ca. 1759–70* *Figures; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Noah ButkinNestled in the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection, *Winged Figure Praying* is captivating sculptural figure by Jean-Robert Ango, a French artist who thrived in Rome during the mid-18th century Active there from 1759 to 1770, Ango worked amid the Eternal City's rich artistic milieu, where Grand Tour patrons and scholars flocked to study ancient antiquities and Baroque masterpieces. This piece, gifted by Noah Butkin, exemplif...