Angels supporting the arms of Christ, ca. 1500, Italian, Genoa, Black stone (pietra nera del Promontorio), Overall (wt. confirmed): H. 18 1/4 x W. 54 7/8 in., Wt. 209lb. (46.4 x 139.4 cm, 94.8018kg), Sculpture, Follower of Giovanni Gagini (active 1449–1517), Pietra nera reliefs were a characteristic ornamentation above the main doors of Genoese palaces. This example has the arms of the Rovereto or Oneto and Spinola and probably Usodimare families.
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Angels supporting, arms, Christ, ca, 1500, Italian, Genoa, Black stone, pietra nera del Promontorio, Overall, wt, confirmed, H, 18 1/4 x W, 54 7/8, Wt, 209lb, 46.4 139.4 cm, 94.8018kg, Sculpture, Follower of Giovanni Gagini, active, 1449–1517, Pietra nera, reliefs, characteristic ornamentation, main doors, Genoese palaces, example, Rovereto, Oneto, Spinola, Usodimare families
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