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Bianco was born at Loro Ciuffena, Tuscany. He is first time recorded in 1512, when he received a commission for three reliefs of scenes from the Old Testament for the Chapel of the Sacrament in the Duomo at Treviso. The Anonimo Morelliano records two works by him in the collection of Andrea Odoni in Venice. The last documentary reference to his activity occurs in 1548.","physicalDescription":"The angel is shown turned to the left kneeling on both knees. He has a belt round his waist, and a twist of drapery floats out behind and beneath the left wing. The remainder of the body is nude. With both arms he holds a candelabrum with hexagonal base. 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Jakob Goldschmidt [1882-1955], by 1936; listed for sale in Frankfurt (Hugo Helbing), 1936; sold in Cologne (Kunsthaus Lempertz), 1938. Eugene Garbáty [1885-1966], by 1956; sold (Sotheby &amp; Co.) to Alfred Spero, London, 1956. Given to the V&amp;A by Sir Thomas Barlow, G.B.E. [1883-1964], 1960.\r\n \r\nProvenance updated in May 2025 following information kindly provided by Brian Weightman.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Statuette, marble, kneeling angel holding a candlestick, by Simone Bianco, Italian, first quarter of 16th century","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Planiscig, Leo. “Simon Blanco.” <i>Belvedere</i> 5 (Jan-July 1924): p. 162; plate 6."},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Ball, Herman and Paul Graupe. <i>Die Sammlung C. Castigionli, Wien</i>. Berlin: Gebr. Mann, 28-29 November 1930 [Auction catalogue]. 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