The Angel Gabriel
by NEROCCIO DE' LANDI, Terracotta, height 164 cm
Neroccio (his full name Neroccio di Bartolommeo Landi) was a painter and sculptor, the pupil of Vecchietta. He worked for a time with his brother-in-law, Francesco di Giorgio Martini. His paintings are religious or devotional, in the tradition of Simone Martini.
This sculpture, showing antique effects, was intended to stand in a niche.