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This is a drawing of an angel with large wings extending from their back, standing and wearing flowing robes. The angle is in profile, facing the left, and their bare feet are visible on the ground. The angel's head is slightly bowed and their hands are raised. The angel is sketched in brown ink on the off-white paper.
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This is a drawing of an angel with large wings extending from their back, standing and wearing flowing robes. The angle is in profile, facing the left, and their bare feet are visible on the ground. The angel's head is slightly bowed and their hands are raised. The angel is sketched in brown ink on the off-white paper.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Angel Standing

Workshop of Rembrandt van Rijn

Date
c. 1637/1639
Medium
pen and brown ink over traces of charcoal on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 12.8 x 7.1 cm (5 1/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1942.9.661
Credit line
Widener Collection
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Baroque
  • Dutch
  • angels
  • religious
Provenance

K.E. von Liphart (L.1687), R. von Liphart (L.1758),NGA

NGA object ID 1839. 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.