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The Annunciation
c. 1580
(Italian, 1528–1588)
and Workshop
Framed: 176 x 159.5 x 9.5 cm (69 5/16 x 62 13/16 x 3 3/4 in.); Unframed: 150 x 133.4 cm (59 1/16 x 52 1/2 in.)
Gift of the Hanna Fund 1950.251
Location: 118 Italian Renaissance
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The white lilies held by Gabriel are a symbol of Mary's purity and innocence, often appearing in depictions of the Annunciation.Description
Although Veronese is best known for his large-scale, pageant-like presentations, here the artist has taken the narrative of the Annunciation (the announcement of the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she would conceive and bear a son) and compressed the figures close to one another, creating a startling intimacy. According to a tradition established by the medieval writer Saint Bernard, Mary has been reading from the Old Testament prophecy of Isaiah (7:14), "A young woman is with child and she will bear a son."- 1950-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OhioUntil 1950(Rosenberg & Stiebel, New York, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)Probably 1933 - c. 1950Albert Koppel, Switzerland and Toronto, Ontario, consigned to Rosenberg & StiebelProbably 1913-1933Leopold Koppel [1854-1933], Berlin, by descent to his son, Albert KoppelUntil 1913Balboni collection, Venice, probably sold to Leopold KoppelProvenance Footnotes1 Saemy Rosenberg visited Koppel in Toronto during the war and it was determined that Rosenberg & Stiebel would sell Koppel's collection2 After leaving Germany, Alfred Koppel went to Switzerland before settling in Toronto.3 Leopold Koppel was a prominent banker and entrepreneur with an extensive collection. Art historian Wilhelm von Bode [d. 1929], who advised Koppel on his collection, likely expected him to leave it to the Kasier-Friedrich-Museum (now the Bode Museum), which Bode had established in 1904. The donation never materialized, however, as the Koppel famly had to leave Germany when Hitler came to power.4 Max J. Friedlaender's handwritten inventory of Leopold Koppel's collection, apparently the earliest documentation for the Veronese, states that Koppel purchased the painting in 1913 from Balboni in Venice. Balboni may refer to Carlo Balboni, a dealer in Venice who appears in the provenances of a series of works by Pietro Longhi currently in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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