Annunciation. unknown c. 1410-1430 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'6" x W 9'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 5-6/cm); wool with some metallic thread (weft) Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: French & Co. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. Virgin Mary seated on throne on dais beneath fabric canopy & next to book on reading stand, in interior of small marble mansion with lustreware vessel containing lilies on tiled floor; in garden to L of mansion, archangel Gabriel appears beneath arched entrance, God the Father sends nude Chris
Annunciation. unknown c. 1410-1430 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'6" x W 9'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 5-6/cm); wool with some metallic thread (weft) Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: French & Co. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. Virgin Mary seated on throne on dais beneath fabric canopy & next to book on reading stand, in interior of small marble mansion with lustreware vessel containing lilies on tiled floor; in garden to L of mansion, archangel Gabriel appears beneath arched entrance, God the Father sends nude Christ-child of Incarnation with cross in upper R, angels above mansion carry coat of arms Borders missing. The panel could be a fragment of a larger tapestry, or tapestry in its own right. If the latter, the piece would have belonged to a series of hangings showing scenes from the life of the Virgin or of Christ. French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 20015 Cavallo, Medieval Tapestries (1993), 137-147, cat. 5
Size: 7800px × 9553px
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