Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Annunciation
Alternate Title:
Annunciazione
Image View:
Overall view without frame
Creator:
Neri di Bicci (Italian painter, 1418-1492)
Location:
repository: Santa Maria Novella (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Location Note:
Piazza Santa Maria Novella, 18
GPS:
43.7746 11.2493
Date:
1455 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Italian
Style Period:
Fifteenth century; Renaissance
Work Type 1:
panel painting
Classification:
Paintings
Material:
tempera on wood panel
Technique:
gilding (technique); painting and painting techniques
Subjects:
New Testament; Gabriel (Archangel); Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
Description:
Neri’s work was decorative, two-dimensional and technically accomplished but entirely devoid of inspiration. The compositions, for example his countless Annunciations and Coronations, are inexpressive and repetitive, and the figure drawing is awkward. Despite shortcomings, Neri’s paintings, with their simple and clearly identifiable style, lavishly adorned with gold, azurite and lakes, were keenly sought after throughout his career by the most varied clientele. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Collection:
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Identifier:
6A1-BICCI-SMN-A-01
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Annunciation