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Reading angels sitting on dragons behind standing church fathers

Reading angels sitting on dragons behind standing church fathers





Attributed to : Wiligelmo da Modena

Date : approx. between 1125 and 1150

Material : Gilded bronze
Acquisition : Rogers Fund (1919)
Item 2 on 211
Objet(s) d'Art
Object of worship

Vitrine : V05

Area related
North of Italy (Italy)

Description   

The name of the church fathers, Augustine, Jerome and Gregory, are inscribed on angel's books. The abscence of saint Ambrose indicates that the canonical form of four church fathers was not yet establihed. It has been suggested that the style of relate to the work of Wiligelmo da Modena.
Reading angels sitting on dragons behind standing church fathers
Wiligelmo da Modena
Saint Jérôme
Saint Grégoire
Saint Augustin d'Hippone
Ange