Art, literature & history
A Flying Angel
1580/1590
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- pen and brown ink, heightened with white, over black chalk on laid paper
- Dimensions
- overall (approximate): 27.4 x 17.4 cm (10 13/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1978.26.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Palma il Giovane. A Flying Angel. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
A Flying Angel — Jacopo Palma il Giovane. 1580/1590.
Medium: pen and brown ink, heightened with white, over black chalk on laid paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall (approximate): 27.4 x 17.4 cm (10 13/16 x 6 7/8 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1978.26.1. Andrew W. Mellon Fund.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.