The Annunciation
1380s
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
The Annunciation, 1380s. Netherlands, or possibly France, 14th century. Tempera and oil with gold on wood; framed: 40.3 x 31.4 x 4.8 cm (15 7/8 x 12 3/8 x 1 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1954.393 In this depiction of Gabriel, the angel's wings resemble the feathers of a peacock.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- tempera and oil with gold on wood
- Dimensions
- Framed: 40.3 x 31.4 x 4.8 cm (15 7/8 x 12 3/8 x 1 7/8 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1954.393
- Credit Line
- Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
- Exhibitions
- Gothic Art 1360-1440, Juxtapositions, Treasures of Medieval France, When Angels Bent Near the Earth to Touch Their Harps of Gold: The Christmas Story, Dukes and Angels: Art from the Court of Burgundy (1364-1419), Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art, Emperor Charles IV (1316-1378), Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA (1927).<em><br></em>, <em>French Painting 1100-1900</em>, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA (Oct. 18th-Dec. 2, 1951)., <em>La Vierge dans l'art Français</em>, Petit Palais, Paris, France (June 1950)., <em>Collection of Arthur Sachs</em>, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, CA (July 22-October 18, 1946)., <em>French Art 1200-1900,</em> Royal Academy, London (January-March 1932)., <em>French Gothic Art of the 13th to 15th Century</em>, Detroit Institute of Arts, MI (Nov. 16 to Dec. 5, 1928)., <em>French Primitives and Objects of Art, </em>Kleinberger Galleries, New York, NY (Oct. 15 - Nov. 12, 1927)., <em>Religious Art</em>, Jacques Seligman & Co. Gallery, New York, NY (March-April 1927).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 109 Gothic Painting and Sculpture
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