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Annunciation

Artist Unknown

Annunciation

c. 1520

In sixteenth-century religious paintings, clear storytelling was highly valued. This devotional image illustrates the Annunciation in a traditional format. The archangel Gabriel announces to the Virgin Mary that she has been chosen as the mother of Jesus. His words—“Greetings most favored one! The Lord is with you”—are inscribed on his scroll in Latin. The Holy Spirit descends on Mary in the form of a dove, symbolizing the mystical event.

Medium tempera and oil on panel
Dimensions 18 1/16 x 14 1/8 in. (45.9 x 35.9 cm)
Object Number 1955.935
Acquisition Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955
Status Off View

Image Caption

Artist Unknown, Annunciation, c. 1520, tempera and oil on panel. Clark Art Institute, 1955.935

Select Bibliography

Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Exhibit Eight: 15th and 16th Century Paintings. Exhibition catalogue. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1957. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. List of Paintings in the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1970. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. List of Paintings in the Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1972. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. List of Paintings in the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1984. Kern, Steven, ed. List of Paintings in the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1992.

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