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The Angel of the Annunciation

c. 1470–75

Martin Schongauer

(German, c. 1450–1491)
Culture
Germany
Medium
engraving
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1958.173
Catalogue raisonné
Lehrs V.42.2
State
I/I
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
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Did You Know?

The sculptor Riemenschneider traveled to Strasbourg and became acquainted with the works of the engraver Martin Schongauer.

Description

This engraving is half of a two-print scene depicting the Annunciation to the Virgin, when the angel Gabriel told Mary she would miraculously give birth to the Son of God. Presumably buyers could purchase the prints separately, although Schongauer probably hoped people would want to collect them both. His engraved lines masterfully emulate different natural qualities and textures, for example the spiraling locks of hair and the angel’s wings.
A vertically oriented print in black ink depicts a winged figure with light skin tone, facing our right. They wear a crown of leaves and heavily draped robes that pool at their feet. The figure raises their right hand and holds a tall staff topped with a three-petaled ornament, wrapped in a curling banner. Fine, dense lines create shadow throughout the scene. A monogram sits at the bottom center.

The Angel of the Annunciation

c. 1470–75

Martin Schongauer

(German, c. 1450–1491)
Germany

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