Livorno Daily Photo: Two Archangels

Monday, July 14, 2014

St. Michael, the Archangel, a statue by the sculptor Giulio Guiggi on a holy water font of Santa Maria del Soccorso.

On the other font we can see St. Gabriel, the Archangel, in a sculpture by Vitaliano De Angelis.

See also: Santa Maria del Soccorso - A Cross within a Cross - The Nave - Three Altars

Revrunner said...: How very unusual adornment for baptismal fonts.; July 14, 2014 at 12:10 AM
William Kendall said...: They're very different, but quite dramatic!; July 14, 2014 at 12:29 AM
Randy said...: Beautiful artwork.; July 14, 2014 at 3:47 AM
cieldequimper said...: The second one is very striking and different, I like it a lot.; July 14, 2014 at 2:20 PM
Birdman said...: Scary for a kid screaming at the font, I bet.; July 14, 2014 at 2:22 PM
VP said...: Birdman - You are right! My mistake, now corrected: these are not baptismal fonts, but holy water fonts at the entrance of the church...; July 14, 2014 at 2:35 PM
Halcyon said...: St. Michael is always popular for artists. :); July 14, 2014 at 3:05 PM
Luis Gomez said...: Dramatic beautiful pieces.; July 14, 2014 at 3:09 PM
Dina said...: They are so handsome.
We could use the help of a few archangels over here.; July 14, 2014 at 9:58 PM