Angel holds trumpet

Fontana, Annibale (1540-1587)

Item type:

sculpture

Date of creation:

ca. 1583-1584

Height:

54.0 cm  (21 1/4 in.)

Technique / Medium:

red beeswax on metal armature mounted on a block of wood

Description

A standing figure with left arm raised, clasping a small cylinder, which in the marble version is part of the tube of a straight trumpet. This wax model shows no instrument and the figure does not appear to be blowing an instrument. The cylinder may have been intended to be the mouth-piece end of the instrument since it flares slightly toward the player.

RIdIM images

Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

2153