The Annunciation, Angel from an Annunciation group, The angel stands on an eight-sided plinth on the left leg and with the bent right slightly to the side, causing the upper body to tilt slightly to the left and to the rear. He raised the right hand in a blessing gesture as a greeting, the left one (which used to be a lily?) He holds for the waist. The head, slightly turned to the right, with curly strands of hair shows a band with a diadem, formed by three flames. He wears an albe that is wrapped around the waist and hangs down to the skirting, leaving the tips of the footwear, the sleeves


The Annunciation, Angel from an Annunciation group, The angel stands on an eight-sided plinth on the left leg and with the bent right slightly to the side, causing the upper body to tilt slightly to the left and to the rear. He raised the right hand in a blessing gesture as a greeting, the left one (which used to be a lily?) He holds for the waist. The head, slightly turned to the right, with curly strands of hair shows a band with a diadem, formed by three flames. He wears an albe that is wrapped around the waist and hangs down to the skirting, leaving the tips of the footwear, the sleeves of which are pocket-shaped at the elbows. A stole depends on the left shoulder, is picked up at the waist and then lies in a loop against the right thigh. The albe displays rectangular ornaments with a ornament of diamonds, filled with a stylized leaf motif, and embellished cuffs at the wrists and neck, the Archangel Gabriel, the Annunciation: Mary, usually reading, is visited by the albe angel (sometimes a woman overhears the conversation), Francesco di Valdambrino, Siena, c. 1423, walnut (hardwood), poplar (wood), linen (material), gilding, h cm × w cm × d cm


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