Name

Candle-bearing angel statue.

Origins

Annecy-le-Vieux.

Date

18th century.

Place of conservation

Church of Saint-François de Sales in Thorens-Glières, Haute-Savoie, France.

Dimensions

h. 80 cm approximately.

Materials

Sculpture made of polychromed and golden glided wood.

Palissy File

https://pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/palissy/PM74001875

Description

The two angels stand on a rectangular base featuring a volute-decorated plinth. They are dressed in drapery in the antique style, fastened over one shoulder while leaving the other bare. The garment opens at the front over one leg. The figures are slender, with wings spread across their backs. Each angel holds in one hand a torch shaped like a cornucopia, terminating in a scroll of foliage.