COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.17.190.739
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Sculpture
Creator Nationality:
European; French
Creator Name-CRT:
French
Title:
Virgin of the Annunciation
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
first quarter of 14th century
Creation Start Date:
1300
Creation End Date:
1324
Materials and Techniques:
Limestone, traces of polychromy
Classification Term:
Sculpture-Stone
Dimensions:
16 5/8 x 11 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. (42.2 x 29.2 x 18.7 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
ID Number:
17.190.739
Credit Line:
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Context:
Interrupted in her spiritual meditations, the Virgin Mary modestly recoils from the archangel Gabriel (now lost), whose message foretells the birth of the Christ Child. The statuette's sensitively carved features and slight smile, elongated proportions, and graceful draperies show stylistic analogies to courtly art in Paris.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.md17.190.739.R.tif
