Virgin of the Annunciation
Unknown Artist
ca. 1290–1300
Medium
Pot-metal glass and vitreous paint
Dimensions
29 3/8 in. × 14 in. (74.6 × 35.6 cm)
Classification
Glass-Stained
Culture
German
Department
The Cloisters
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Cloisters Collection, 1993
Accession Number
1993.251.2a, b
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the *Virgin of the Annunciation a luminous stained-glass panel crafted by an unknown German artist around 1290–1300. This exquisite work, standing nearly 30 inches tall, captures the Virgin Mary in a moment of divine revelation—the biblical Annunciation, when the angel Gabriel announces her role as the mother of Christ. Housed in The Cloisters at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, it exemplifies the spiritual artistry of late medieval Germany, where stained glass transformed church windows into glowing narratives of faith. Created using pot-metal glass—thick sheets colored during firing f...