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The Annunciation
Unknownabout 1410
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Interrupting the Virgin at her reading, the angel Gabriel kneels before Mary holding a winding scroll that displays his message that she will bear the son of God. Gabriel gestures toward God who blesses the humble Virgin from above. The entire scene is set against the glittering gold, blue and red patterned background typical of French illumination around the year 1400, and a web of vines accented with ivy leaves surrounds the miniature. This image introduces a mass for the feast of the Annunciation in this book of hours.
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Details
- Title: The Annunciation
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: about 1410
- Location Created: Paris (or), France; Bourges (probably), France
- Physical Dimensions: Leaf: 17.9 × 13.3 cm (7 1/16 × 5 1/4 in.)
- Type: Folio
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 89.ML.3.25v
- Culture: French
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. 36, fol. 25v
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Manuscripts (Documents)
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