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Angel,
late 17th century

attributed to Jean Regnaud (Giovanni Rinaldi), French, active in Italy, 1668–1672

2007-67

Giovanni Rinaldi was the Italianized name given to the French sculptor Jean Regnaud during his stay in Italy (1668–72). Rinaldi collaborated with Gianlorenzo Bernini, executing stucco angels in Sant’Andrea al Quirinale and gilt bronze figures on the tabernacle in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel of the Basilica of Saint Peter’s after Bernini’s design. This angel, attributed to Regnaud on stylistic grounds, may have originally been on a reliquary, holding an instrument of the Passion, probably the nails. It could be based on a drawing by Bernini or may instead demonstrate the degree to which the master’s collaborators assimilated his style.

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Title

Angel

Dates

late 17th century

Maker

Jean Regnaud (Giovanni Rinaldi)

Medium

Gilt bronze and silver

Dimensions

22.5 × 12.5 × 14 cm (8 7/8 × 4 15/16 × 5 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund

Object Number

2007-67

Culture

Italian

Period

Baroque

Type

sculpture

Materials

bronze, silver

Subject

gilding, religious art, angels

"Acquisitions of the Princeton University Art Museum 2007," in "More than one: photographs in sequence," special issue, <em>Record of the Princeton University Art Museum</em> 67 (2008): p. 96-119.<br>, p. 118

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Attributed to Jean Regnaud (Giovanni Rinaldi) (French, active in Italy, 1668–1672), Angel, late 17th century. Gilt bronze and silver; 22.5 × 12.5 × 14 cm. Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund (2007-67) https://artmuseum-beta.princeton.edu/art/collections/objects/54910

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