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Angel Holding a Trumpet
Possibly workshop of: Moissac
Southern French
Medieval (Romanesque)
about 1130
Object Place: Europe, France, Southern
Medium/Technique
Stone; marble
Dimensions
50.8 x 15.24 x 11.75 cm (20 x 6 x 4 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession Number1970.268
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionFigure of an Angel holding a Trumpet, marble; from the archivolt of a tympanum depicting the Last Judgment; subtle S-curved body, facing left, crossed legs; cracked and repaired.
ProvenanceAnthyne St. Paul. December 6, 1965, sold by Spink (possibly C. Marshall Spink, London), to F. Kleinberger Galleries, New York (unknown stock no.) [see note 1]; 1970, sold by Kleinberger to the MFA. (Accession date: April 8, 1970)
NOTES
[1] At the time of acquisition, this was said to come from a private collection, Switzerland. The Kleinberger stock card, however, records that it was "bought from M. Spink 'ETAMA'," that its previous owner was Mr. Anthyne St. Paul and it came from the church of St. Pierre, Moissac. Kleinberger actively bought from dealer C. Marshall Spink. Kleinberger Galleries Records, Watson Library, Metropolitan Museum of Art (obliterated stock no. 1398).
NOTES
[1] At the time of acquisition, this was said to come from a private collection, Switzerland. The Kleinberger stock card, however, records that it was "bought from M. Spink 'ETAMA'," that its previous owner was Mr. Anthyne St. Paul and it came from the church of St. Pierre, Moissac. Kleinberger actively bought from dealer C. Marshall Spink. Kleinberger Galleries Records, Watson Library, Metropolitan Museum of Art (obliterated stock no. 1398).