# Candelabrum-Bearing Angel [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [ROBBIA, Luca della]() - Date: 1451-1500 - Technique: Glazed terracotta, 84 x 57 cm ## Commentary Two candelabrum-bearing angels in white glazed terracotta were commissioned by the Cathedral Vestry Board for the altar of the Communion Chapel in the Florence Cathedral. The robust sculptural quality of the kneeling youths, originally gilded or painted and equipped with wooden wings, had an influence of the young Michelangelo when he was preparing his <A onclick="return OpenOther\('/html/m/michelan/1sculptu/1/3angel\_1.html'\)" HREF="/html/m/michelan/1sculptu/1/3angel\_1.html">Angel with Candlestick</A> for the Tomb of St Dominic in Bologna. ## Related artworks - [Apostle Andrew]() - [Apostle Bartholomew]() - [Apostle James the Great]() - [Apostle James the Less]() - [Apostle John]() - [Apostle Judas Thaddaeus]() - [Apostle Matthew]() - [Apostle Matthias]() - [Apostle Peter]() - [Apostle Philip]() - [Apostle Simon]() - [Apostle Thomas]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()