Italian, 15th century

Overall, the condition of the marble is good with minor dirt and wear to the surface consistent with age. There is faint dark and cream-coloured veining to the marble consistent with the material. There are several naturally occuring fissures to the surface, including a large one that runs from the base up both the front and the back, which has been filled, and to the bottom of the drapery, the base at the proper left side, and to the proper right hand. There is a restoration to the top of the candlestick. There is wear to the gilding throughout. There are a few very small chips including to the edges of the coat of arms and to the edges of the base. There are some naturally occuring inclusions, including a larger one to the chest.
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Although the treatment of the figure’s heavy drapery suggests a later date, the style of the present Angel is indebted to the International Gothic style as it developed in Italy. The facial features compare well to the work of fourteenth-century sculptors such as Tino di Camaino. A detail of Camaino’s Monument of Cardinal Petroni, illustrated in Pope-Hennessy, represents a figure of similar facial proportions: a small mouth and nose, and rounded face (op. cit., pl. 26).

RELATED LITERATURE
J. Pope-Hennessy, Italian Gothic sculpture, London, 1955, pl. 26