Dirk Sachsenheimer
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Pair of Kneeling Angels
Victoria & Albert Museum
Pair of Kneeling Angels
About 1525 - 1542, possibly by Silvio Cosini, Italy, Florence, marble
The positions of the arms and hands indicate that the angels originally functioned as candleholders on either side of an altar. Candles were used during the Mass to illuminate the altar and evoke the Symbolism of Christ as light.
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Pair of Kneeling Angels
Victoria & Albert Museum
Pair of Kneeling Angels
About 1525 - 1542, possibly by Silvio Cosini, Italy, Florence, marble
The positions of the arms and hands indicate that the angels originally functioned as candleholders on either side of an altar. Candles were used during the Mass to illuminate the altar and evoke the Symbolism of Christ as light.
6,563
views
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Uploaded on November 14, 2016
Taken on September 16, 2016