Plaque with the Annunciation
Polished rock crystal here provides an elegant transparent support for a fine example of the technique of reverse painting. This involved first applying a layer of gold leaf which was partially scratched away, so that the layer of translucent, colored resins applied behind it...
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Artifact
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18721
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object
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normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1920 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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| language |
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en
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2
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import
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_46.9_Back_BW_C82.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_46.9_Back_BW_C82.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_46.9_Back_BW_C82.jpg |
| imageCount | 2 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/46.9 |