Angel blowing a trumpet

Degas, Edgar (1834-1917)


Item type:
drawing
Date of creation:
1857-1859
Height:
44.1 cm  (17 3/8 in.)
Width:
54.1 cm  (21 5/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
black chalk

    Item location

  • Cleveland Museum of Art
    [Museum inv. no.: 1976.130]

Description

A female angel blows what appears to be a straight trumpet. The tube is visible only to the point just beyond the angel's extended arm.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Trumpet [4446]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

2063