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Arazzo che raffigura l'Annunciazione

ca. 1410–20
Not on view
Seduta in una stanza minuziosamente descritta, la Vergine Maria distoglie lo sguardo dal libro posto sul leggio, sorpresa dall’inaspettato arrivo dell’arcangelo Gabriele. Questi regge un rotolo con le parole AVE GRATIA PLENA (Ave [Maria] piena di grazia). Dal cielo Dio Padre invia verso la Vergine il Bambin Gesù che regge una croce, preceduto dalla colomba simbolo dello Spirito Santo: giungono all’orecchio della Vergine, tramite il quale si credeva fosse avvenuto il concepimento. Il giardino chiuso (hortus conclusus) allude alla verginità di Maria, mentre l’unico giglio bianco all’interno di un prezioso vaso ne simboleggia la purezza.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Arazzo che raffigura l'Annunciazione
  • Data: ca. 1410-30
  • Cultura: Paesi Bassi meridionali
  • Materiale e tecnica: Ordito di lana, trama di lana, filato metallico dorato
  • Dimensioni: 3,5 x 2,97 m
  • Crediti: Dono di Harriet Barnes Pratt, in memoria del marito, Harold Irving Pratt (1 febbraio 1877-21 maggio 1939), 1949
  • Numero d'inventario: 45.76
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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