Figure of an Angel
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Basic information
Additionally
- Type
- sculpture
- Genre
- religious
- Plot
- Angel
- Provenance
- Church of St. Onuphrius in Lviv
Information about author
Object description
The full-length figure of an angel is shown with his arms spread and his head tilted to the left shoulder. The sculptural image of the angel as a child is presented in a graceful pose that follows the traditions of Baroque plastics. The figure of a small child is anatomically accurate: it is plump, with numerous folds on the torso, arms and legs. The naked body is covered only by a drapery modelled by dynamic lines that intersect and create geometric shapes. A soft oval line outlines the angel's face. The dreamy, childishly naïve image is complemented by a high, convex forehead, small eyes covered by clear eyelid arcs, plump, sagging cheeks, an open mouth, and an expressive chin with a dimple. Wavy strands of shallowly cut hair styled in a neat hairstyle fall smoothly over the angel's shoulders. Tiny straightened wings complement the expressive holistic sculptural image.
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
