Description
Plaster cast of a relief panel titled Angels Singing and Playing Musical Instruments. Original is currently housed in its site of origin, the Basilica di Sant'Antonio, Padua, Italy, circa 1447-1450 CE.
Publication Date
1978
Type of Artwork
Relief
Time Period/Geographical Region
Renaissance Europe
Height (cm/in)
58.42 cm / 23 in
Width (cm/in)
20.95 cm / 8 1/4 in
Depth (cm/in)
5.08 cm / 2 in
Disciplines
Ancient History, Greek and Roman through Late Antiquity | Sculpture
Recommended Citation
Morehead State University. Camden-Carroll Library., "Angels Singing and Playing Musical Instruments" (1978). Metropolitan Museum of Art Cast Collection. 27.
https://scholarworks.moreheadstate.edu/metropolitan_art_collection/27
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Comments
Between 1447 and 1450, Donatello created a sculptural grouping for the altar of Saint Anthony (Basilica di Sant'Antonio, Padua), composed of 29 pieces of sculpture, including twelve reliefs of angel musicians, two of which are a part of the MSU cast collection. At the end of the 16th century, Donatello's original installation of the altar was disassembled; in 1895, the present installation was designed, but we do not know if it aligns with Donatello's original arrangement. Donatello was a major artist of the Italian Renaissance, a master sculptor in both marble and bronze.