Annunciatie met God de Vader
1515 - 1565
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
206; 312
About this artwork
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Art Historical Context
Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio’s *Annunciatie met God de Vader* captures the sacred moment of the Annunciation, in which the angel Gabriel announces to Mary that she will bear the Christ child. Unusually, the composition also includes God the Father, emphasizing divine authority and the Trinity’s role in the incarnation. Created as an engraving between 1515 and 1565, the work measures 312 by 206 millimeters and exemplifies the refined linear technique that made Caraglio one of the most admired printmakers of the Italian Renaissance. Engraving allowed artists to reproduce complex compositions with r...
About the Artist
Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio · 1500–1565
Italian, Parma or Verona ca. 1500/1505–1565 Krakow (?)