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Angel on a Pedestal
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The object consists of three cast and chased parts: the base, the angel, and the pin with which it is attached. The profiled base has a foot and two scroll elements on either side. The downward-looking putto, who has a drape over his right shoulder, presumably points to a coat of arms, of which only the back, on which it was mounted, remains. The angel is screwed to a wooden pipe with a nut.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineEngel op sokkel. c. 1600 - c. 1699. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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