Caption
Sculpture of the Angel of the Annunciation and a sculpture of an Evangelist, at the Exposition Rétrospective of 1877 in Lyon, France, photomechanical print, These prints are part of a cover with 79 prints on 54 sheets and 65 text sheets., number: 'PL. V.', inscription: 'L'ANGE DE L'ANNONCIATION, ART FRANÇAIS_XIIIe SIÈCLE', inscription: 'EXPOSITION RÉTROSPECTIVE DE LYON, PAR JB GIRAUD.', inscription: 'PLAQUE D'ÉVANGELIAIRE, ART BYZANTIN_XIIe SIÈCLE.', inscription: 'COLLECTION DE Mr E. CHALANDON.', number: 'PL. VI.', photographer: Jacques Garcin, Lyon, cliché maker: Dujardin, printer (person): Imprimerie Eudes, Paris, 1877 - 1878, Jacques Garcin, Dujardin, Imprimerie Eudes, photographer, cliché maker, printer (person), paper, photoaquatint, height 313 mm x width 463 mm, piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture, the announcement of Christ's birth (Luke 1:26-38), evangelists, usually with books or scrolls (not in biblical context), A sepia-toned image shows two vertical rectangular panels side by side on a pale background; the left panel displays a full-length statue of a robed figure standing on a circular base, with curly hair, a draped garment with folds and a long narrow hanging band, one arm raised and pointing while the other holds the hanging band, bare feet visible; the right panel shows a rectangular carved relief framed by an ornate border, depicting a central standing robed figure with a halo, a book held in one hand and the other hand raised, surrounded by multiple smaller carved heads and busts set into the background and decorative floral and scroll motifs along the frame.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A78_102
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