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Our fragment contains the angel that would have been on the left-hand side. His hands are clasped in adoration of the Christ Child, traces of whom may still be seen around the right edge of the picture. The top of another head, possibly belonging to the young Saint John the Baptist, is visible at the bottom of our fragment.
Another fragment showing the other angel survives in the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Strasbourg. It’s likely that the original painting had become very damaged, and that the owner thought he could make it into two pictures by cutting out the best preserved sections and selling them as independent works.
Title
An Angel Adoring
Date
probably about 1495
Medium
Tempera on wood
Measurements
H 55.9 x W 25.4 cm
Accession number
NG927
Acquisition method
Bequeathed by Wynn Ellis, 1876
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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