Angel of the Annunciation in carved oak, rough back. Standing, he turns his head slightly to the left; beautiful oval face with full cheeks, curly hair with tight, puffy locks; he is clothed in amice, a long belted robe blousante at the waist and a cloak attached to the chest by a large oval clasp bordered with pearls, a flap of which is held by the left hand; deep, thick drapery with a horn-shaped fall on the right side; hexagonal base.
Brussels, workshop of Jan Borman I (active ca. 1460-1480), ca. 1480/90
Height: 71 cm
(index finger on right hand missing)
Book consulted: 2019-2020 Leuven Exhibition, Borman and Sons. The
Best Sculptors, M - Museum, London-Turnhout, cat.
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