Silver gilt binding of the Farnese Hours, decorated in relief with The Annunciation (Archangel Gabriel, front cover and Virgin Mary, back cover)

1546

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

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Title: Silver gilt binding of the Farnese Hours, decorated in relief with The Annunciation (Archangel Gabriel, front cover and Virgin Mary, back cover)
Artist: Antonio Gentili (Antonio da Faenza) (Italian, Faenza ca. 1519–1610 Faenza (?))
Date: 1546
Medium: Silver gilt covers over wooden boards; on exterior, plaques of silver gilt are set into recesses in the silver; interior of covers are gilded and engraved.
Dimensions: 7 5/16 × 4 1/2 in. (18.5 × 11.5 cm)
Classification: Decorative arts
Credit Line: The Morgan Library & Museum, inv. MS M 69, covers
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints