The Annunciation
ArtistAfter a design by
Marco Dente
(Italian, 1486 - 1527)
Date16th century
MediumReverse painted and gilded glass (verre églomisé)
DimensionsImage: 13 x 11 1/2 in. (33 x 29.2 cm)
Framed (at widest point): 32 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 5 in. (82.6 x 80 x 12.7 cm)
Framed (at widest point): 32 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 5 in. (82.6 x 80 x 12.7 cm)
ClassificationsGlass
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN1513
In a lavishly appointed domestic interior, the Virgin bows modestly as the Archangel Gabriel rushes to bring her the news that she will bear the Son of God. In the left corner, God appears in a burst of clouds, raising his arm in a gesture of blessing.
Prized for its ability to imitate the luminosity and clarity of gemstones, verre églomisé is a type of glass decoration whereby a piece of glass is painted, gilded, or engraved on the reverse. The technique is similar to that of engraving, and many compositions done in this style can be traced directly to prints that were circulated widely in the early sixteenth century. This Annunciation is based on a print by Marco Dente da Ravenna (1486-1527).
On View
On viewLocation
- Museum of Art, Gallery 05
Collections
Late 16th or early 17th century
ca. 1600
c. 1790
ca. 1790
circa 1790-1800
late 18th Century
Empress Elizabeth Amalie Eugenie
Case: late sixteenth or early seventeenth century; Wax: late sixteenth century
Pope Clement XI
Case: late sixteenth or early seventeenth century; Wax: eighteenth century
Pope Benedict XIV
Case: late sixteenth or early seventeenth century; Wax: eighteenth century
Case: late sixteenth or early seventeenth century; Wax: mid to late sixteenth century