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L'Annunciazione

Hans Memling Netherlandish
1480–89
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 953
Memling disegnò questa Annunciazione basandosi sulla tavola sinistra della pala d’altare di Rogier van der Weyden, Santa Colomba, oggi conservata a Monaco, ma con una scelta decisamente innovativa sostituì la Vergine inginocchiata con una Vergine che perde i sensi sorretta da due angeli. In modo simile ad altri pittori fiamminghi del Quattrocento, Memling calò le immagini religiose nel linguaggio pittorico della vita quotidiana. I gigli simboleggiano la purezza della Vergine, mentre il candelabro vuoto indica il suo imminente ruolo come portatrice di Cristo, luce del mondo. Il manto sacerdotale dell’arcangelo Gabriele allude al rito della messa e quindi all’incarnazione di Cristo. La colomba dello Spirito Santo indica che l’incarnazione è avvenuta, come anticipato dalle sacre scritture, a cui accenna la Vergine con la mano sinistra.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: L'Annunciazione
  • Artista: Hans Memling, Olandese, attivo 1465-94
  • Data: 1480-89
  • Materiale e tecnica: Olio su tavola, trasferito su tela
  • Dimensioni: 76,5 x 54,6 cm
  • Crediti: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Numero d'inventario: 1975.1.113
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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