The Guardian Angel: an angel at left placing his hand on the head of a sleeping seated man

Jacopo de' Barbari Italian

ca. 1500–1503

Not on view

De-accessioned as a duplicate from the British Museum (BM reg number 1934,0804.50).

Artwork Details

Title: The Guardian Angel: an angel at left placing his hand on the head of a sleeping seated man
Artist: Jacopo de' Barbari (Italian, active Venice by 1497–died by 1516 Mechelen or Brussels)
Date: ca. 1500–1503
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: plate: 8 5/8 x 6 1/16 in. (21.9 x 15.4 cm) trimmed to plate
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
Object Number: 21.8.2
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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