Abner's Messenger before David; The Queen of Sheba Bringing Gifts to Solomon; The Annunciation
Medium
Oil on oak
Dimensions
Each panel 36 3/4 x 17 5/8 in. (93.3 x 44.8 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
Accession Number
32.100.56a–d
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About this artwork
These three panels depict biblical narratives: Abner's Messenger before David, The Queen of Sheba Bringing Gifts to Solomon, and The Annunciation, created around 1480 by the Master of the Saint Barbara Legend. The interior panels show narrative scenes with multiple figures in architectural settings, while the exterior panels present the Annunciation in grisaille, painted to imitate stone sculpture. The compositions demonstrate the characteristic Netherlandish attention to detail, with carefully ...