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Angel of the Annunciation

Possibly by: Andrea Fantoni (Italian (Bergamo), 1659–1734)
Italian
1741
Object Place: Europe, Italy

Medium/Technique Terracotta
Dimensions Overall (including base): 26.7 x 19.7 x 15.2 cm (10 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 6 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Bruno Lorenzelli
Accession Number63.1420
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionTerracotta painted white, seated on original voluted wooden base, painted marbleized green.
Signed Initials and date burned at back of base: A.F. 1741
Provenance1963, Bruno Lorenzelli, Bergamo, Italy; 1963, gift of Bruno Lorenzelli to the MFA. (Accession date: September 18, 1963)