Torso of an Angel
unknown (Austrian School)
Basic information
- ID
- С-I-487
- Author
- unknown (Austrian School)
- Name
- Torso of an Angel
- Date of creation
- 18th c.
- Country
- Austria
- Culture
- Modern times
- Technique
- modeling
- Material
- stucco
- Dimensions (height x width x depth, cm)
- 36 x 22 x 15
Additionally
- Type
- sculpture 3D
- Genre
- mythological painting
- Plot
- Angel
Information about author
Object description
The iconographic basis of the sculpture in the Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery collection is images of ancient cupids to represent angels and souls, rooted in early Christian art. Subsequently, to distinguish ancient cupids from angels, Italian Renaissance masters began to depict them without wings, thus transforming them into "putti" (Italian for "baby"). Donatello is credited with creating the classic image of putti, depicting playful dancing and singing children in ancient tunics on the reliefs of the choirs of Florence Cathedral. Small figures of erotes and cupids filled the free space in the compositions of reliefs of triumphal arches, sarcophagi, and tombstones. These compositions often had an allegorical meaning. The peculiarity of the sculptures in the Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery collection is the Rocaille style, which can be seen in the refined pose, whimsical silhouette, and skilful soft modelling of the forms.
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