The Annunciation
The Annunciation

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The Annunciation,

1594

Hendrick Goltzius, 1558–1617; born Mülbracht, Netherlands; died Haarlem, Netherlands
x1934-664

Information

Title
The Annunciation
Dates

1594

Maker
Hendrick Goltzius
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 46.2 x 35 cm (18 3/16 x 13 3/4 in.) sheet: 48.8 x 36.6 cm (19 3/16 x 14 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888
Object Number
x1934-664
Place Made

Europe, Netherlands

Inscription
Signed and dated in plate on tablet, lower center: HG. Ao. 1594. Eight lines of Latin dedication in rectangle, lower left: SERENISSIMO PRINCIPI, AC IL-LVSTRISSIMO D[OMI]NO.D. GVILIELMO.V. COMITI PALAT. RHE. VTRIVSQ[UE] BAVARIAE DVCI. Etc. Vt medys Proteus ... mirabilis, atq[ue] repertor. Signed below dedication, lower left: C. Schon[a]eus. Four lines of Latin in two columns in margin: Pone metum Virgo ... totus venerabitur orbis.
Marks/Labels/Seals
Numbered in graphite in unknown hand in margin, lower right: 1
Reference Numbers
Bartsch 15.15; Hirschmann 9; Hollstein 9; New Hollstein 8; Strauss 321
Culture
Dutch, European
Type
engravings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
engraving (printing process)
Subject
bible stories, bible stories, figures (representations), angels, religious art, women, Mary, Mary

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