PAIR OF ANGELS. POLYCHROMED WOOD. SPANISH SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY.

Pair of torch-bearing angels. Carved and polychrome wood. Spanish school, 17th century. They present faults. Pair of human-shaped carvings made of polychrome wood showing two angels each raising one arm and standing on clouds with winged heads, following models that were common since the Renaissance. Known as lamp-bearing angels or thurifers, they were carvings that were usually placed on important altars to hold lamps or incense burners, being identified with angels or archangels. Compare, for example, the lamp-bearing angels of the Hermitage of La Soledad in Cantillana (Seville, Spain) made between 1780 and 1799 to see, more or less, the function of these sculptures. But it must be remembered that, stylistically, they belong to the Spanish Baroque school (material, movement, etc.).

· Size: 32x16x71 cms.