COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.1993.251.1,2
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Architecture
Creator Nationality:
European; Northern European; German
Creator Name-CRT:
German
Title:
The Annunciation
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
ca. 1290-1300
Creation Start Date:
1290
Creation End Date:
1300
Materials and Techniques:
Pot-metal glass, vitreous paint
Classification Term:
Glass-Stained
Dimensions:
1993.251.1: 29 1/8 x 28 3/4 in. (74 x 73 cm); 1993.251.2: 29 3/8 x 29 in. (74.6 x 73.7 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
ID Number:
1993.251.1, 2
Credit Line:
The Cloisters Collection, 1993
Context:
These panels once initiated a glazing cycle dedicated to the Life of Christ installed in the axial bay of the Altenberg convent church choir. The angel Gabriel holds a scroll inscribed 'AVE? [MARIA] GR?A[TIA] ? P LENA' ('Hail [Mary], full of grace'), and behind the dove of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin an inscription reads 'ECCE? ANC ?ILLA? I[ESU] ? N[OSTRI]? D[OMINUS]' ('Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord'). The angular linearity of the painting style, with its bold slashing strokes, combined with the strong junctures of color, make these panels exceptional examples of German glass painting of the period.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.cl1993.251.1.2.R.tif
