Detail View: The AMICA Library: The Annunciation
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1942.635
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Paintings
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Creator Name:
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Bouts, Albert
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Creator Nationality:
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Netherlandish
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1451-55 - 1549
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Albert Bouts
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Title:
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The Annunciation
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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c. 1480
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Creation Start Date:
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1475
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Creation End Date:
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1485
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Materials and Techniques:
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oil on wood
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Classification Term:
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Painting
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Dimensions:
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Framed: 75.2cm x 69cm x 8.5cm, Unframed: 50.2cm x 41.5cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1942.635
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Credit Line:
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Bequest of John L. Severance
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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Graf Sierstorpff, Driburg (Berlin sale 1887); Eugen Schweitzer, Berlin (before 1912); (Knoedler, 1915)
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Context:
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Surprised by the angel Gabriel's sudden appearance and his message that she will bear the son of God, the Virgin Mary rises from prayer. Lying open on here prie-dieu is a book of hours, similar to illuminated books that can be seen in nearby galleries. The artist sets the scene in a room with décor and furnishings familiar to viewers of his time. The lilies symbolize the Virgin's purity, and the orange---believed by some to be the fruit of paradise-her role as the new Eve. The small size of the panel suggests that it was used for private devotions (much like the altarpiece behind the Virgin), and also prized as a highly finished collector's item.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.AM20021238.tif
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