The Annunciation

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The Annunciation

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Giuseppe Piattoli (Italian (active Florence), c. 1743–1823)

Piattoli is so little known that there are virtually no facts recorded about his life, other than that he taught drawing at the academy in Florence from 1785 to 1807. The inscription on this sheet identifies Piattoli as its maker.

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Object Details

Title:

The Annunciation

Date:

Date unknown

Artist:

Giuseppe Piattoli (Italian (active Florence), c. 1743–1823)

Medium:

Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on cream laid paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 12 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches (31.1 x 24.2 cm)

Classification:

Drawings

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the Matthew Carey Lea bequest of 1898 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman and the Edgar Viguers Seeler Fund (by exchange), 1984

Accession Number:

1984-56-406

Geography:

Made in Italy, Europe

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