An Angel in Green with a Vielle

An Angel in Green with a Vielle

Artist: Francesco Napoletano (Italian, 1452 - 1519)

Original Dimensions: 46 1/8" x 23 7/8"

Location: National Gallery of Art, London

About Artwork: (About 1490-9) "This angel was part of an elaborate painted and sculpted altarpiece made for the church for San Francesco Grande in Milan. The main image of the altarpiece was Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘The Virgin of the Rocks’, also in the National Gallery’s collection. This angel – playing a vielle, a type of fiddle – and its pair would have surrounded a sculpture of the Virgin Mary which stood above Leonardo’s image. We cannot be sure who painted it; it might be an artist called Francesco Napoletano, an admirer of Leonardo’s painting style who stepped in after the death of the artist from whom it was commissioned. Here he imitates Leonardo’s dramatic use of light and shadow and blurred contours, particularly in the angel’s face, creating the effect of soft, delicate features. The angel is absorbed in music, and the overall mood is subdued, like that of Leonardo’s painting." - (National Gallery of Art, London)

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