Giovanni della Robbia
Angels Bearing Candelabrums

ArtistItalian (Florentine), 1469–1530
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Angels Bearing Candelabrums
Date1490–1500
PlaceFlorence, Italy
MediumGlazed and unglazed terra cotta
Dimensions.1: 22 × 12 1/8 × 9 5/8 in. (55.9 × 30.8 × 24.4 cm)
.2: 22 × 11 1/2 × 8 1/4 in. (55.9 × 29.2 × 21 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Edwin Andrews
Object number54.39.1,.2
Not on view

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ProvenanceCollection of Mrs. Benjamin Thaw; [French and Company, Inc., New York (inv. nr. 38479) until December 30, 1954]; purchased by Mr. & Mrs. Mark Edwin Andrews; donated to the MFAH December 30, 1954.

Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "House of Art," at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 17 through November 28, 1954.

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