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Annunciation
Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanenabout 1508
Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Indianapolis, United States
Details
- Title: Annunciation
- Creator Lifespan: 1470 - 1533
- Creator Nationality: Netherlandish
- Creator Gender: Male
- Date Created: about 1508
- Type: oil paintings
- Rights: James E. Roberts Fund
- External Link: http://www.imamuseum.org/mercury/load-artwork/25413
- Medium: oil on wood
- wall label: In this unusual nocturnal Annunciation, the Archangel Gabriel pulls back the curtain of a small oratory where the Virgin Mary kneels in prayer before a golden shrine containing an image of Moses. Gabriel's red and gold banner is inscribed with the first words of the angelic salutation: "Hail, full of Grace." At the window, a multitude of tiny figures bear witness to the initial mystery in Christian history, when the Old Law of Moses is superseded by the New Law and Christ's promise of salvation.
- measurements: 24 x 17 5/8 in.
- Artist: Cornelisz. van Oostsanen, Jacob
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