Fra Angelico
(1395-1455)
Engel der Verkündigung,
um 1420/25
Material / Technology / Carrier
Pappelholz
Dimensions of the object
1,4 cm
Displayed
Not on display
Acquisition
1808 durch Ankauf erworben
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München
Citation
Fra Angelico, Engel der Verkündigung, um 1420/25, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/6kLakvo48V (Last updated on 19.06.2023)
The two panels (see inv. no. 637) originally formed the upper opening section of the wings of a triptych that probably showed a Madonna flanked by the figures of two saints. This depiction of the Annunciation does without any attributes or symbolic details such as a lectern or dove. The setting of this scene and the depth suggested is purely evoked by the carefully composed tiled floor.
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