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Studies for an Angel in Glory

Tanzio da Varallo · 1575–1633

Tanzio da Varallo: Documented works 1620–1630 (not lifespan)

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Studies for an Angel in Glory

1575–1633

Red chalk on off-white laid paper washed pale ochre; main study squared for transfer · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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Red chalk on off-white laid paper washed pale ochre; main study squared for transfer
Dimensions
14 x 9 15/16in. (35.6 x 25.2cm)
Collection no.
1998.185
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By the artist
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Tanzio da Varallo. Studies for an Angel in Glory. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Studies for an Angel in Glory — Tanzio da Varallo. 1575–1633.

Medium: Red chalk on off-white laid paper washed pale ochre; main study squared for transfer. Dimensions: 14 x 9 15/16in. (35.6 x 25.2cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Purchase, Gifts of Mrs. Gardner Cassatt, Mrs. Francis Ormond, Bessie Potter Vonnoh, William Benton, Donald Silve, William M. Ivins Jr., and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, and other gifts, bequests, and funds, by exchange, 1998.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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Tanzio da Varallo. Studies for an Angel in Glory. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.