Annunciation

Gallery 312, European Art 1100-1500, third floor

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Annunciation

c. 1453

Zanobi Strozzi (Zanobi di Benedetto di Caroccio degli Strozzi) (Italian (active Florence), 1412–1468)

Christian authors often sought connections between the writings of the Old Testament prophets and the events in the Gospels. The cluster of clouds beneath the angel Gabriel's feet derives from the prophet Isaiah (45:8): "Let the clouds rain the just: let the earth be opened, and bud forth a saviour . . . "

Gallery 312, European Art 1100-1500, third floor

Object Details

Title:

Annunciation

Date:

c. 1453

Artist:

Zanobi Strozzi (Zanobi di Benedetto di Caroccio degli Strozzi) (Italian (active Florence), 1412–1468)

Medium:

Tempera and tooled gold on panel with horizontal grain

Dimensions:

14 9/16 x 11 7/8 inches (37 x 30.2 cm) Framed: 16 3/4 × 13 15/16 × 1 3/4 inches (42.5 × 35.4 × 4.4 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

John G. Johnson Collection, 1917

Accession Number:

Cat. 22

Geography:

Made in Florence, Italy, Europe

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