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The image shows the upper body of a figure in profile, leaning slightly forward with an arm raised. The face is turned to the side, featuring delicate features. The figure has curly hair flowing around the head and is draped in a loose robe with detailed folds, all depicted in an earthy, monochromatic palette. Large wings are shown around the figure, adding to the sense of flow and motion. The background is simple, matching the tones of the figure and wings.
National Gallery of Art · Drawing
An Angel
Daniele Crespi
- Date
- c. 1620
- Medium
- brush and brown ink, heightened with white, on laid paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 41.2 x 25.8 cm (16 1/4 x 10 3/16 in.)
- Classification
- Drawing
- Accession number
- 1985.1.9
- Credit line
- Julius S. Held Collection
- Time span
- 1601 to 1650
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- angels
- religious
- Lombard
Provenance
Cavriani collection, Bologna, 18th century; by inheritance to an Austrian collection; (Giorgio and Armando Neerman, London and Bologna); (Herbert E. Feist Gallery, New York, 1970); Julius S. Held [1905-2002], Old Bennington, VT, by 1979; gift to NGA in 1985.
Inscription
lower right in pen and brown ink: 140; center verso in red chalk:maret; upper right verso in graphite: 24; lower left verso in graphite: 1861
NGA object ID 65724. 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.