Italian Baroque Carved Limewood Cherub or Angel Carving with Acanthus Scrolls, c.1680–1720A beautifully carved Italian Baroque cherub or angel emerging from bold acanthus scrolls, executed in limewood and retaining traces of its original gesso ground. Italian, circa 16801720. The expressive putto is framed by deeply cut Baroque foliage, a motif widely used in ecclesiastical wood carving where cherub and angel figures animated the architectural ornament of altarpieces, tabernacles and frames. Traces of the original gesso remain within the