Winged figure on pedestal
Classification
figures
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Noah Butkin
Accession Number
1977-110-2-32
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
### Winged Figure on PedestalCreated around 1759–70 by French artist Jean-Robert Ango who was active in Rome during this vibrant period, *Winged Figure on Ped* captures the spirit of 18th-century artistic exchange between France and Italy. Ango, who died in 1773, worked in the Eternal City amid the Grand Tour era, when European artists and collectors sought inspiration from classical antiquity. This piece, classified as a figure, likely evokes mythological or allegorical themes common in Roman workshops, with its winged form suggesting symbols of victory, fame, or divinity perched gracefully o...