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Head of an Angel or Saint

Date

about 1410

Medium

Pot-metal and colorless glass, vitreous paint, and silver stain; lead came

Culture

French

Department

Decorative Arts

Institution

Getty Museum

The elegantly painted face, much of the wavy golden hair, and a large part of the red halo of this angel or saint were originally part of a larger panel. These elements were later composed into the current setting with sections of both new glass, painted to look old, and palimpsests (replacements painted on old glass).

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