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The Annunciation

Circle of Gerard David Netherlandish
ca. 1510
Not on view
This leaf may have been part of a grand Breviary, a type of book containing the psalms, scripture readings, antiphons, and prayers for each day of the liturgical year. Such large-format Breviaries were produced in Flanders in the early sixteenth century. The style of this miniature resembles that of Gerard David—in particular the master’s interior settings and facial types—but the unconvincing placement of the figures in space suggests the hand of a close follower or imitator in Bruges.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Annunciation
  • Artist: Circle of Gerard David (Netherlandish, Oudewater ca. 1455–1523 Bruges)
  • Date: ca. 1510
  • Medium: Tempera on parchment
  • Dimensions: 6 15/16 x 5 11/16 in. (17.7 x 14.4cm)
  • Classification: Manuscripts and Illuminations
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.2473
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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Studies of ten (?) heads and two ears (recto); Studies of three figures and a head (verso), Gerard David Netherlandish, Metalpoint on prepared paper; verso: black chalk
Studies of ten (?) heads and two ears (recto); Studies of three figures and a head (verso)
Gerard David
ca. 1498
Virgin and Child, Gerard David Netherlandish, Oil on oak panel, Netherlandish
Virgin and Child
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Holy Face, Gerard David Netherlandish, Tempera and gold leaf on parchment that has been trimmed and laid down on thin walnut
Holy Face
Gerard David
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Archangel Gabriel; The Virgin Annunciate, Gerard David Netherlandish, Oil on oak panel
Archangel Gabriel; The Virgin Annunciate
Gerard David
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Christ Carrying the Cross, with the Crucifixion; The Resurrection, with the Pilgrims of Emmaus, Gerard David Netherlandish, Oil on oak panel
Christ Carrying the Cross, with the Crucifixion; The Resurrection, with the Pilgrims of Emmaus
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ca. 1510

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