03 — ARTWORK
Adoring Angel
PIETRO DI GIOVANNI TEDESCO · 1396 →
- MEDIUM
- Marble, height 119 cm
- TYPE
- Religious
PALETTE
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- FILE
- 787 × 1772 px · JPEG
COMMENTARY
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One of a series of eight almost identical angels by the artist from the CathedralThe principal church of a province or diocese, where the throne of the bishop is placed. For reasons lost to time and tradition, a cathedral always faces west - toward the setting sun. The altar is placed at the east end. The main body, or nave, of the cathedral is usually divided into one main and two side aisles. These lead up to the north and south transepts, or arms of the cross, the shape in which a cathedral is usually formed. of Florence, Santa Maria del Fiore, this figure was paired with and confronted an example now in the Duomo Museum in Florence. These sculptures and the others in the series flanked a larger statue of a martyr saint (Sts Stephen, Laurence, Victor, or Barnabas).
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Adoring Angel by PIETRO DI GIOVANNI TEDESCO},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-09},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pietro-di-giovanni-tedesco-rcab271ce4ab805/adoring-angel-r72317c8fa23d60},
urldate = {2026-09-09},
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}ACCESSED 2026-09-09. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
