Annunciation (a copy of the fresco in the Monastery of Santissima Annunziata in Florence)
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Basic information
- ID
- Ж-3949
- Author
- unknown
- Name
- Annunciation (a copy of the fresco in the Monastery of Santissima Annunziata in Florence)
- Date of creation
- 2d half of the 15th c.
- Technique
- oil painting
- Material
- canvas oil
- Dimensions (height x width, cm)
- 61 x 79.5
Additionally
- Type
- painting icon
- Genre
- religious
- Plot
- Annunciation
- Provenance
- Collection of Andrii Vyshynskyi
- Exposition
- Potocki Palace
Information about author
Object description
The "Annunciation" painting is one of many copies of a 14th-century fresco by Jacopo Pontormo (1494–1557), the original of which is preserved in the Church of Santissima Annunziata (Italian: La basilica della Santissima Annunziata) in Florence. Such copies were created in 1580 by Alessandro Allori (1535–1607) on wood, canvas, or copper. The scene is recreated in an open portico adorned with columns and pilasters. Near the back wall of the portico is an ornamented bench, on which is a red cushion with tassels and an open book. On the right, seated on a wooden throne, is the Virgin Mary in ochre-brown attire and a green-blue cloak. Her hands are folded on her lap, and there is a carpet beneath her feet. In the upper left corner of the composition, amidst the clouds, is a depiction of the Lord in bust-length, surrounded by a radiant glow. He blesses the earth, which he holds in his left hand. Rays from his radiance pass through the round window of the portico. Together with the white dove, representing the Holy Spirit, they illuminate the Virgin Mary's face. The inscription between the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary says: "ECCE ANCILLA DOMINI FIAT" – "Behold the handmaiden of the Lord". The inscription is depicted in reverse order. On the left, the Archangel Gabriel enters through the open doors with his hands folded on his chest. His garments are also in ochre tones. He has a dark green cloak draped over his shoulders, and his wings are green and red. Beneath the Archangel's feet are green-blue clouds, and rays of light surround his figure. The heads of the Archangel and the Virgin Mary are crowned with halos. In some versions of this copy, the artists depicted the inscription within the book itself.
Inscriptions
Inscription between the images of the Virgin Mary and the Holy Spirit: "ECCE ANCILLA DOMINI FIAT". On the reverse, on the stretcher, in pencil: "Madonna della Scuola Fiorentina Originale".
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
