Martin Schongauer, The Angel of the Annunciation
Allen Fund, 1958.173 · The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0)View original →
Martin Schongauer

The Angel of the Annunciation

c. 1470–75

Current Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Medium
engraving
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-195217

This engraving is half of a two-print scene depicting the Annunciation to the Virgin, when the angel Gabriel told Mary she would miraculously give birth to the Son of God. Presumably buyers could purchase the prints separately, although Schongauer probably hoped people would want to collect them both. His engraved lines masterfully emulate different natural qualities and textures, for example the spiraling locks of hair and the angel’s wings.

Provenance

Allen Fund, 1958.173

Registry history

  • c. 1470–75 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — prints

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