Manchester Art Gallery

An Angel Holding a Torch

Francesco Bartolozzi, 21 Sep 1727 - 7 Mar 1815



An Angel Holding a Torch

Francesco Bartolozzi 21 Sep 1727 - 7 Mar 1815

Summary

A nude male figure with wings and holding a burning torch held in his left hand. His left arm is stretched up and out to the left. He is facing forward and is looking up and to the left. There is the suggestion of a landscape background and rocky ground under the angel's feet.


Object Name

An Angel Holding a Torch

Creators Name

Francesco Bartolozzi

Date Created

about 1800

Dimensions

framed: 45cm x 33.9cm

accession number

1983.65

Collection Group

fine art
on paper, unique
foreign

Support

paper

Medium

chalk (black)
chalk (red)


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