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Annibale Fontana
Adoring Angel1583-1584

Not on view
Dark brown terracotta sculpture of a standing draped figure with head tilted back, arms raised to the chest, on a rough rectangular base
Dark bronze sculpture of a standing figure in dynamic contrapposto pose, partially draped in flowing robes, head tilted upward, hands raised toward the chest, mounted on a rectangular wooden base.
Small terracotta sculpture of a standing robed figure seen from behind, turned slightly to the left with one arm raised, wearing flowing drapery with deeply modeled folds, mounted on a rectangular base.
Artist or Maker
Annibale Fontana
Italy, Milan, 1540-1587
Title
Adoring Angel
Place Made
Italy, Milan
Date Made
1583-1584
Medium
Beeswax colored dark red with metal armature on wood base
Dimensions
21 3/4 × 6 3/8 × 6 7/8 in. (55.25 × 16.19 × 17.46 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.80.191
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Provenance
Collection André Fetrot. [Alain Moatti, Paris, sold 1980 to]; LACMA.
Selected Bibliography
  • Lehmbeck, Leah, editor. Gifts of European Art from The Ahmanson Foundation. Vol. 1, Italian Painting and Sculpture. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2019.