Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART: Annunciation (altarpiece from Orsanmichelle)
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Annunciation (altarpiece from Orsanmichelle)
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Image View:
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Detail, a standing Mary receives the words of the angel with the dove of the Holy Spirit
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Creator:
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attributed to Mariotto di Nardo (Italian painter, active ca. 1394-1424); unknown (Italian)
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Location:
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repository: Galleria dell'Accademia (Florence, Tuscany, Italy) Inv. 1890 no. 6098
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Location Note:
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58-60 via Ricasoli
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GPS:
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+43.77694+11.25873
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Date:
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ca. 1350; additions, ca. 1400 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Gothic (Medieval)
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Work Type 1:
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altarpiece
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Work Type 2:
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panel painting
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Classification:
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painting
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Material:
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tempera; gilding; wood panel
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Technique:
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gilding (technique); painting and painting techniques
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Description:
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Originally the painting hung on the pilaster assigned to the Carpenter Guild in Orsanmichele; the guild protectoress was the Virgin of the Annunciation. The iconography of the Annunciation with the figure of Mary standing is relatively rare and first appears in the 12th century. The cusp or pinnacle panels are the Prophets Isaiah and Daniel; the predella panels are the Adoration of the Shepherds, Adoration of the Magi and the Presentation in the Temple. The main scene was painted ca. 1350 in the style of Andrea Buonaiuti, while the two prophets above and the predella are later, attributed to an early phase of Mariotto di Nardo (ca. 1388-1424). (Source: Galleria dell'Accademia (Florence) [website]; http://www.accademia.org/)
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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7A3-M-AG-AO-A06
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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