Angel Holding a Palm and a Crown

1763/1764

Jean-Honoré Fragonard after Annibale Carracci

Associated Names
Jean Honoré Fragonard

Artist, French, 1732 - 1806

Annibale Carracci

Artist After, Bolognese, 1560 - 1609

The image shows an angelic figure with wings and two accompanying figures. The central figure is standing on a cloud with wings spread wide, one arm raised with a leafy branch. The figures below the angel are seated on either side, each holding similar leafy branches, gazing upwards towards the angel. The scene is composed of detailed line work, with soft shading suggesting the texture of the figures and their surroundings. The background is filled with a stippling effect to convey a sense of depth and atmosphere, characteristic of classic etching techniques.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kate Ganz

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 9.1 × 13.9 cm (3 9/16 × 5 1/2 in.), cut to platemar

  • Accession Number

    2014.131.11

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wildenstein 1956, no. 20, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1956

  • Wildenstein, Georges. Fragonard acquafortiste. Paris: Les Beaux-Arts, 1956: no. 20, i/ii

Inscriptions

lower right in image: frago Sc.; lower left, in plate: annibal Carrache. Coupole de la Cathédrale de Plaisance.

Wikidata ID

Q77007640

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