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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Annunciation
Work_PrefTitle
Annunciation
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Close detail of the head of Mary
Image_Title
Close detail of the head of Mary
Image View
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Creator:
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Fra Angelico (Italian painter, ca. 1400-1455)
Agent_Display
Fra Angelico (Italian painter, ca. 1400-1455)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Museo di San Marco (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Museo di San Marco (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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Convent of San Marco; Piazza San Marco, 1
Work_LocationNotes
Convent of San Marco; Piazza San Marco, 1
Location Note
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GPS:
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43.778664 11.259584
GPS
43.778664 11.259584
GPS
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Date:
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ca. 1440-1445 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 1440-1445 (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
Work_Culture
Italian
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Renaissance
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Renaissance
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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fresco (painting)
Work_Worktype1
fresco (painting)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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painting
Work_Classification
painting
Classification
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Material:
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pigment on plaster
Work_MaterialDisplay
pigment on plaster
Material
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Technique:
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fresco painting (technique)
Work_Technique
fresco painting (technique)
Technique
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Measurements:
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230 cm (height) x 321 cm (width)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
230 cm (height) x 321 cm (width)
Measurements
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Inscription:
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Translated: "When you come before the figure of the intact Virgin, do not fail to say a Hail Mary"
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Translated: "When you come before the figure of the intact Virgin, do not fail to say a Hail Mary"
Inscription
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Description:
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The autograph Annunciation opposite the head of the staircase leading from the ground-floor is the first image to greet the visitor on entering the most private area of the complex. In the 15th century only Dominican and Franciscan friars were permitted to enter the Order’s dormitories. It was the custom for Dominicans to greet the Virgin with the angelic salutation (Hail Mary) on entering the dormitory, and as this was done while genuflecting--just as the Angel Gabriel does in the Annunciation--Fra Angelico’s painting forged an indissoluble link between the image and its beholder. Exactly the same purpose informs the frescoes in the cells. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The autograph Annunciation opposite the head of the staircase leading from the ground-floor is the first image to greet the visitor on entering the most private area of the complex. In the 15th century only Dominican and Franciscan friars were permitted to enter the Order’s dormitories. It was the custom for Dominicans to greet the Virgin with the angelic salutation (Hail Mary) on entering the dormitory, and as this was done while genuflecting--just as the Angel Gabriel does in the Annunciation--Fra Angelico’s painting forged an indissoluble link between the image and its beholder. Exactly the same purpose informs the frescoes in the cells. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Description
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A1-FA-CSM-A-B06
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A1-FA-CSM-A-B06
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Rights
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