Angels Swinging Censers

Artist Gherardo di Giovanni del Fora (Italian, 1445 - 1497)

Datelate 1400s

CultureItalian

MediumOil on wood

ClassificationPaintings

ProvenanceBy 1909, Count Grigorij Sergeevič Stroganoff (1829–1910), Palazzo Stroganoff, Rome; Raoul Tolentino, Rome; (offered Tolentino sale, American Art Galleries, 26 April 1924, lot 886, unsold); (sold American Art Association, 26 April 1927, lot 685); (Julius Bohler, Munich and Lucerne, 1927-1928); John Ringling (1866–1936), Sarasota, Florida; bequest in 1936 to the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida.

Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936

Object numberSN18

Two robed flying angels, en face, are carrying stems and lilies, swinging their censers in the path of the descending Dove of Peace. This simple disposition of the two figures is most graceful and captivating.

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DimensionsFramed: 11 13/16 H x 14 15/16 W x 2 15/16 D in. (30 x 38 x 5.8 cm)
Unframed support: 8 1/16 - 8 1/8 H x 11 1/8 W x 11/16 D in. (20.4-20.6 x 28.2-28.3 x 1.7 cm)