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Source Description
The archangel Gabriel announces to the Virgin Mary that she will bear the Christ Child, while God the Father and the Holy Ghost (in the form of a dove) appear above left. The white lilies Gabriel holds are symbolic of the Virgin's chastity.The painter has depicted the loggia of the Church of the Santissima Annunziata (Annunciate Mary) in Florence behind his own Annunciation scene, revealing his pride in being a Florentine artist. The elongated and graceful style and the decorously draped figures were characteristic of Florentine painting of the late 16th century.For more information on this painting, please see Federico Zeri's 1976 catalogue no. 227, pp. 343-344.
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Document identity
localId
4625
label
The Annunciation
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obj
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drawing
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Source metadata
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4625
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contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
The Annunciation
description
The archangel Gabriel announces to the Virgin Mary that she will bear the Christ Child, while God the Father and the Holy Ghost (in the form of a dove) appear above left. The white lilies Gabriel holds are symbolic of the Virgin's chastity.The painter has depicted the loggia of the Church of the Santissima Annunziata (Annunciate Mary) in Florence behind his own Annunciation scene, revealing his pride in being a Florentine artist. The elongated and graceful style and the decorously draped figures were characteristic of Florentine painting of the late 16th century.For more information on this painting, please see Federico Zeri's 1976 catalogue no. 227, pp. 343-344.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [1897 catalogue: no. 267, as Marcello Venusti]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1580 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
panel paintings
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
105.5
height
81.7
depth
1.1
dimensionsRaw
Painted surface H: 41 9/16 x W: 32 3/16 x D excluding cradle: 7/16 in. (105.5 x 81.7 x 1.1 cm)
Source extras
med
oil on panel
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4797
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REN
exhibition_ids
2239
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1
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0
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photo
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