Jaume Ferrer / The Annunciation / c. 1457

Jaume Ferrer
The Annunciation
c. 1457
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Creator Name: Ferrer, Jaume
Creator Nationality: European; Iberian; Spanish
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 1850 - 1924
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: Jaume Ferrer
Title: The Annunciation
Title Type: Primary
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1452
Creation End Date: 1462
Creation Date: c. 1457
Object Type: Paintings
Materials and Techniques: oil, tempera, and gold on wood panel (fir)
Dimensions: Unframed: 172cm x 124.7cm
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1953.660.1
Credit Line: Gift of Francis Ginn, Marian Ginn Jones, Barbara Ginn Griesinger, and Alexander Ginn in memory of Frank Hadley Ginn and Cornelia Root Ginn
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Provenance: Frank H. Ginn, Cleveland (1938)
Context: These two pictures were components of a large altarpiece probably dedicated to the Virgin. Spanish works like these, often feature elaborate treatment of the gold background, evident here in the exuberant raised decoration (called pastiglia) in the skies and haloes, as well as other details such as the vase of lilies in the Annunciation.The AnnunciationThe archangel Gabriel, gesturing toward God in a window above, proclaims the Virgin's destiny as the mother of Christ. Gabriel holds a scroll with the words from the New Testament (in Latin) "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you." The angels in the sky hold another scroll proclaiming: "Glory to God in the highest, and peace to good people on earth".The simple objects surrounding the Virgin appear to be the furnishings of an ordinary house, but they carry symbolic meaning. The lilies represent the Virgin's purity; the covered jar and the water carafe symbolize inviolability. The towel and basin hint at ritual cleansing during Mass. The blown out candle points to the arrival of divine light in the world. The pomegranate symbolizes Christ's resurrection, while the apple alludes to humankind's fall from grace. The two books, closed and open, refer respectively to the Old and New testaments: one foretelling and the other fulfilling the promise of the Messiah.
AMICA ID: CMA_.1953.660.1
AMICA Library Year: 2001
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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