German / The Annunciation / ca. 1290-1300

German
The Annunciation
ca. 1290-1300
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Creator Nationality: European; Northern European; German
Creator Name-CRT: German
Title: The Annunciation
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1290
Creation End Date: 1300
Creation Date: ca. 1290-1300
Object Type: Architecture
Classification Term: Glass-Stained
Materials and Techniques: Pot-metal glass, vitreous paint
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
Rights: http://www.metmuseum.org/
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.

AMICA ID: MMA_.1993.251.1,2
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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