The Virgin of the Annunciation
1470–80
Martin Schongauer
Martin Schongauer (German, c.1450–1491)
Prints
The Virgin of the Annunciation, 1470–80. Martin Schongauer (German, c.1450–1491). Engraving; The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1953.264 This engraving is half of a two-print scene depicting the Annunciation to the Virgin, when the angel Gabriel told Mary she would miraculously give birth to the Son of God. Presumably buyers could purchase the prints separately, although Schongauer probably hoped people would want to collect them both. His engraved lines masterfully emulate different natural qualities and textures, for example the spiraling locks of hair and the lily, a symbol of Mary’s purity.
- Maker/Artist
- Schongauer, Martin
- Classification
- Formatted Medium
- engraving
- Medium
- engraving
- Departments
- Prints
- Accession Number
- 1953.264
- Credit Line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Exhibitions
- Department of Prints and Drawings Opening Exhibition, Prints and Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art Collection, Old Master Prints and Drawings, Eight Masters of the Print, When Angels Bent Near the Earth to Touch Their Harps of Gold: The Christmas Story, Sacred and Profane in Late Gothic Prints
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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