Cleveland Museum of Art
Two Angels and Cherubs Bearing an Icon of Christ
Paolo Naldini
- Date
- c. 1670–80
- Medium
- terracotta
- Culture
- Italy, Rome
- Department
- European Painting and Sculpture
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
This work is probably a study for a large altarpiece that would have combined several materials, including marble, stucco, and paint. The artist modeled his design in soft clay, which was then hardened by firing; subtle tints suggest the richness of the finished work. The idea of using sculptural figures to support a painted image within an altarpiece was influenced by the work of the Roman sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680), with whom Naldini is known to have worked.
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