DONATELLO
(b. ca. 1386, Firenze, d. 1466, Firenze)

Relief of Musician Angels (detail)

1447-50
Bronze, 58 x 21 cm
Basilica di Sant'Antonio, Padua

This relief was executed for the High Altar of the Basilica.

Twelve small-format reliefs showing musician angels were arranged right around the altar at the sides of the large-format main reliefs.