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Angel of the Annunciation

1430–40
On view at The Met Cloisters in Gallery 20
This image of archangel Gabriel was originally paired with a depiction of the Virgin Mary, whom he addresses. Though its subject is impending birth, it may once have decorated a tomb. In Venice and Verona, the area from which this sculpture comes, a number of intact tombs include an angel of the Annunciation and the Virgin at either side, emblematic of the Christian story of salvation through Jesus.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Angel of the Annunciation
  • Date: 1430–40
  • Geography: Made in the Veneto or Friuli, Northeast Italy
  • Culture: Italian
  • Medium: Mud-wackestone with traces of polychromy
  • Dimensions: Overall: 37 1/2 x 14 3/4 in., 155lb. (95.3 x 37.5 cm, 70307.5g)
  • Classification: Sculpture-Stone
  • Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 1967
  • Object Number: 67.236
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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