Angel (Right Hand)

Angel (Right Hand), painted around 1457 and now at the National Gallery in London, is the right-side counterpart to the left-hand angel—together the two flank the central Trinity panel of Pesellino's altarpiece. Comparison of the two angel panels allows insight into Pesellino's compositional practice of paired, symmetrical figures, and the areas completed by Lippi's workshop after Pesellino's death can be identified through stylistic analysis. The National Gallery's holding of both angels alongside the Trinity panel makes it possible to study the altarpiece as a coherent work despite its divided authorship.

As a mirror composition to the left-hand angel, this panel would employ reversed pose and gesture, creating a balanced frame for the central subject. The technique—tempera on panel with gold-leaf halo and decorative elements—is consistent across both angel panels, showing unified execution at least in these flanking sections.