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Two Child Angels
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo17th century
Dulwich Picture Gallery
London, United Kingdom
Murillo's sensitive treatment of angels made him famous. His angels were often copied and adapted into separate compositions. In this instance, the artist has taken two angels from a Murillo original and shown them praying before a crown of thorns. Such an image would have been popular in Seville as a visual aid for the contemplation of Christ's suffering on the cross.
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Details
- Title: Two Child Angels
- Creator Lifespan: 1617 - 1682
- Date: 17th century
- Physical Dimensions: w273 x h210 cm
- Type: Painting
- Medium: Oil
- Work Nationality: Spanish
- Support: Canvas
- Provenance: London, Sir Francis Bourgeois, 1811; Bourgeois Bequest, 1811.
- After: Murillo, Bartolomé Estéban
- Acquisition Method: Bourgeois, Sir Peter Francis (Bequest, 1811)
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