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The image depicts the lower portion of a person's figure, primarily from the waist down to the knees, in a kneeling position. The figure is positioned slightly towards the right side of the image. The person's facial features are not distinctly detailed. The figure appears to have long hair and is wearing a flowing garment, possibly a robe or dress. There is a circular form near the figure. The background is a lightly textured, pale surface with variations in shade, but there are no distinguishable features or objects.
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The image depicts the lower portion of a person's figure, primarily from the waist down to the knees, in a kneeling position. The figure is positioned slightly towards the right side of the image. The person's facial features are not distinctly detailed. The figure appears to have long hair and is wearing a flowing garment, possibly a robe or dress. There is a circular form near the figure. The background is a lightly textured, pale surface with variations in shade, but there are no distinguishable features or objects.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Kneeling Angel

Fra Bartolommeo

Date
c. 1500
Medium
pen and brown ink heightened with white over metalpoint on gray-blue prepared paper
Dimensions
overall: 22.3 x 15.3 cm (8 3/4 x 6 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2003.119.1.b
Credit line
Anonymous Partial and Promised Gift
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Angel
  • Florentine
  • Costume
Provenance

William Mayor, London, died 1874 (Lugt 2799). Baron Adalbert von Lanna [1836-1909], Prague. J.P. Heseltine, London, [d. 1929] (Lugt 1507). Paul Hermann von Schwabach [1867-1938], Berlin. Captain Norman Robert Colville [1893-1974]. Dr. and Mrs. Francis Springwell, Keswick, England. (their sale, Sotheby's London, 28 June 1962, no. 10); Hans Calmann [1899-1982], Somerset. John Goelet; (sale, Sotheby's New York, 17 November 1986, no. 6); Peter Jay Sharp; (Artemis, New York); Private collector.

NGA object ID 127766. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.