Bidspirit auction | Seated angel with outstretched wings,

Seated angel with outstretched wings, France, 17th century - Gilded bronze. Measures 43 x 54 cm. Angel depicted seated with wings fully extended, muscular physique, and a draped cloak partially draped over the legs. The figure exhibits a dynamic and expressive modeling characteristic of Baroque religious art, accentuated by the tilt of the face and the volumetric intensity of the finely crafted wings. The aged gilding adds visual depth and highlights the anatomical and feathered details. The surface treatment and the smoothness of the contours reveal meticulous execution inspired by the sacred decorative repertoire disseminated in 19th-century France, heir to Baroque and Neoclassical models reinterpreted with a historicist ornamental sensibility. 43 x 54 cm.