Angel of the Annunciation

Angel of the Annunciation

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
red chalk
Measurements
26.1 × 14.5 cm
Place/s of Execution
Italy
Inscription
inscribed in ink l.l.: unidentified initials
Accession Number
606-4
Department
International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939
Public domain
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
angels (spirits) Annunciation to the Virgin Mary (Christian iconography) women (female humans)

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