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Virgin of the Annunciation

ca. 1300–1310
Not on view
Interrupted in her spiritual meditations, the Virgin Mary modestly recoils from the archangel Gabriel (now lost), whose message foretells the birth of the Christ Child. The statuette's sensitively carved features and slight smile, elongated proportions, and graceful draperies show stylistic analogies to courtly art in Paris.

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Object Information
  • Title: Virgin of the Annunciation
  • Date: ca. 1300–1310
  • Geography: Made in Paris, France
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Limestone, traces of paint
  • Dimensions: 16 11/16 × 11 5/8 × 7 3/8 in., 34 lb. (42.4 × 29.6 × 18.8 cm, 15.4 kg)
  • Classification: Sculpture-Stone
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.190.739
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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