COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1953.660.1
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CMA_.1953.660.1
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2001
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2001
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Paintings
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Paintings
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Ferrer, Jaume
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Ferrer, Jaume
Creator Name
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Creator Nationality:
European; Iberian; Spanish
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European; Iberian; Spanish
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Role:
artist
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artist
Creator Role
false
Creator Dates/Places:
1850 - 1924
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1850 - 1924
Creator Dates/Places
false
Gender:
M
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M
Gender
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Jaume Ferrer
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Jaume Ferrer
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
The Annunciation
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The Annunciation
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
false
View:
Full View
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Full View
View
false
Creation Date:
c. 1457
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c. 1457
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1452
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1452
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1462
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1462
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
oil, tempera, and gold on wood panel (fir)
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oil, tempera, and gold on wood panel (fir)
Materials and Techniques
false
Dimensions:
Unframed: 172cm x 124.7cm
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Unframed: 172cm x 124.7cm
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1953.660.1
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1953.660.1
ID Number
false
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
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Gift of Francis Ginn, Marian Ginn Jones, Barbara Ginn Griesinger, and Alexander Ginn in memory of Frank Hadley Ginn and Cornelia Root Ginn
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Provenance:
Frank H. Ginn, Cleveland (1938)
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Frank H. Ginn, Cleveland (1938)
Provenance
false
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.
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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.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1953.660.1.TIF
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CMA_.1953.660.1.TIF
Related Image Identifier Link
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