Annunciation, Mary kneels at a lectern as Gabriel approaches on a cloud from the left, with the dove of the Holy Spirit above, trimmed from an engraving showing decorations for thimbles

Johann Theodor de Bry

ca. 1580–1600

Annunciation, Mary kneels at a lectern as Gabriel approaches on a cloud from the left, with the dove of the Holy Spirit above, trimmed from an engraving showing decorations for thimbles by Johann Theodor de Bry

Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

sheet: 1 1/8 x 11/16 in. (2.9 x 1.8 cm)

Classification

Prints|Ornament & Architecture

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Accession Number

2012.136.657

Tags

Virgin MaryBirdsArchangel GabrielAnnunciation

About the Artist

Johann Theodor de Bry · 15611923

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