Giuseppe Sanmartino sculpts angels for Foggia Cathedral

Giuseppe Sanmartino sculpted marble angels and cherubim for the Foggia Cathedral in 1767. The sculptor created two angels holding a drapery and several cherubim to decorate the high altar.

The Diocese of Foggia–Bovino notes that these works were part of a decorative program to rebuild and renew the cathedral following earthquake damage in 1731. Sanmartino used artistic styles he previously developed for the altar of the Nunziatella in Naples to complete the high altar in Foggia.