Title

The Annunciation, diptych, mid 19th century, (1881). Creator: J P Fraser.

Caption

The Annunciation, diptych, mid 19th century, (1881). Etching of a small folding tabernacle in gilt bronze, silver, niello, bone and horn, made in Italy in the 1840s or early 1850s in the style of the late 15th century. The angel Gabriel, holding a lily, kneels before Mary. Above are God the father and the Holy Ghost in the form of a dove. From "The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations, with descriptions, of the works of art in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (formerly known as the South Kensington Museum). [Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, London, 1881]

Date

1881

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F36_435

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

63,6Mb (2,9Mb) / 16,1in x 15,4in / 4820 x 4614 (300dpi)

Keywords

Latin Italy Italian religious arts country religion virgin book museum Christianity deity God angel location century Virgin Mary lectern literature goddess 19th century B W tabernacle annunciation Madonna Victoria and Albert Museum Holy Ghost nineteenth century The Print Collector archangel Gabriel Museum of Ornamental Art South Kensington Museum etching engraving Victoria & Albert Museum V&A V&A Museum Sampson Low The South Kensington Museum Marston J P Fraser Fraser J P J. P. Fraser Fraser J. P. J.P. Fraser Fraser J.P. JP Fraser Fraser JP