Caption

Plaque - Annunciation Scene; creator, Mary mother of Jesus Christ; Annunciation New Testament; Archangel Gabriel iconography; Dove of the Holy Spirit iconography; 19th century, Limoges, France; enamel plaque; height 18.6 cm, width 16 cm, A painted scene shows two human figures facing each other inside a draped interior; a winged figure on the left wears a purple robe with white sleeves and has large green wings and pale skin with light brown hair, while the figure on the right kneels on a blue cloak and wears a purple top with a deep blue outer garment, pale skin, and reddish-brown hair, hands held near the chest; above the kneeling figure a white bird with outstretched wings is surrounded by radiating golden-orange light; the background features green curtains and a reddish-brown patterned wall with beams of golden-orange light and a strip of deep blue decorated border along the top, and the floor area shows brown and green tones with a raised architectural element at the lower right.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A10_123

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88.9Mb (6.1Mb) / 17.3in x 20.0in / 5177 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Plaque - Annunciation Scene creator Mary mother Jesus Christ Annunciation New Testament Archangel Gabriel iconography Dove Holy Spirit iconography 19th century Limoges France enamel plaque height 18.6 cm width 16 cm painted scene two human figures facing inside draped interior winged figure left wears purple robe white sleeves large green wings pale skin light brown hair figure right kneels blue cloak wears purple top deep blue outer garment reddish-brown hair hands held near chest kneeling figure white bird outstretched wings surrounded radiating golden-orange light background features green curtains reddish-brown patterned wall beams golden-orange light strip decorated border top floor area brown green tones raised architectural element lower right.