Roof Boss with an Angel Supporting an Escutcheon

anonymous, c. 1490 - c. 1500

Key-piece with an angel. Oak, originally with polychromy. Netherlands, c. 1490. On loan from the Royal Antiquarian Society.

  • Artwork typeroof boss
  • Object numberBK-KOG-1337-A
  • Dimensionsheight 12.5 cm x width 13 cm x depth 6.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoak

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Roof Boss with an Angel Supporting an Escutcheon

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-KOG-1337-A

  • Description

    Tegen een vlakke achtergrond in de vorm van een onregelmatige zevenhoek is een engel geplaatst met sterk krullend haar, gespreide vleugels en opgetrokken knieën. Hij houdt in beide handen een wapenschild en is gekleed in albe en amict.

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Creation

  • Creation

    sculptor: anonymous, Northern Netherlands

  • Dating

    c. 1490 - c. 1500

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oak

  • Dimensions

    height 12.5 cm x width 13 cm x depth 6.5 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; donated, with BK-KOG-1337-B and -C, by L.J.F. Janssen (1806-1869), to the Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap, Amsterdam, 1859; on loan to the museum, since 1885

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