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Unknown Maker, Italian

Angel of the Annunciation
Now On View

Maker

Unknown Maker, Italian

Culture

Italian, Sienese

Title

Angel of the Annunciation

Year

ca. 1350

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

painted wood

Geography

Place Made: (Siena or Pisa)

Dimensions

Height: 152.4 cm (60 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

37.114

Type

Articles

Angel of the Annunciation
Wood in the Middle Ages

Exhibition History

European Galleries
Sep 02, 2017

Label copy

According to Christian belief, the angel Gabriel visited a young woman named Mary to announce that she would become the mother of God’s son. Here Gabriel’s intense gaze reflects the gravity of his message. This sculpture was one of pair, and would have been placed in a church in proximity to a sculpture of Mary, enacting their sacred conversation. It was originally adorned with wings, attached behind the shoulders and probably made of leather. Gabriel’s forearms are missing, but his right hand would have been raised in a gesture of greeting.

Intermission
Dec 16, 2016 – Jul 02, 2017
From the Reserve I
Paintings of Quality from the Museum's Collection
Apr 09, 1994 – Aug 03, 1994

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Italian
Angel of the Annunciation, ca. 1350
Wood with polychromy (colored paint)
Height: 152.4 cm (60 inches)
Museum Appropriation Fund 37.114

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