Detail View: The AMICA Library: Virgin of the Annunciation
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.17.190.739
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Nationality:
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European; French
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Creator Name-CRT:
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French
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Title:
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Virgin of the Annunciation
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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first quarter of 14th century
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Creation Start Date:
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1300
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Creation End Date:
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1324
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Materials and Techniques:
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Limestone, traces of polychromy
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Classification Term:
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Sculpture-Stone
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Dimensions:
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16 5/8 x 11 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. (42.2 x 29.2 x 18.7 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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17.190.739
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Credit Line:
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Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
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Rights:
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Context:
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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. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.md17.190.739.R.tif
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