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Five Hovering Angels
Maarten van Heemskerck, 1532 - 1536
The Strong Men series clearly reveals Heemskerck’s fascination with the very latest creations of his Italian colleagues. He must have frequently copied such contemporary examples. This is one of his few surviving drawings after such a work. He took the playful angels from a fresco in the Vatican made by Raphael’s most important pupil Giulio Romano in the 1520s.
- Artwork typedrawing
- Object numberRP-T-1946-84(R)
- Dimensionsheight 237 mm x width 235 mm
- Physical characteristicspen in bruin