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ID: 700007305
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700007305
Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1 2
The Annunciation (illumination (painting); Unknown German (German Illuminator); about 1240; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 84.ML.84.1.recto)
Note: In this elegant miniature of the Annunciation, the majestic figures of the Virgin Mary and the Archangel Gabriel are set against a simple, highly burnished gold background. By eliminating all but the essential elements of the story, the artist heightened the impact of Gabriel's announcement to Mary that she will miraculously conceive the Messiah. Gabriel's outstretched wings and the agitated arrangement of his garments suggest his sudden appearance to Mary and the urgency of the message he brings. With his right hand, Gabriel reaches out to make the priestly sign of blessing, while in his left he holds a scroll recording words inspired by the Gospel of Saint Luke: Ave maria, gracia, domin[us] t[e]cum (Hail Mary, [full of] grace, the Lord is with you). The Virgin Mary in turn raises her hands, astonished at the angel's news that she will bear a child. At the same time, she bows her head in humility, signifying her acceptance of the news.
Titles:
The Annunciation (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)
Miniature from a Psalter (C,U,GP,English,U,U)
Catalog Level: item
Work Types:
illumination (painting) [300264522] (preferred)
..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, paintings (visual works), <paintings by location or context>)
detached leaf [300379890]
..... (Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, information form components, gathered matter components, leaves (gathered matter))

Classifications:
manuscripts (preferred)

Creation Date: about 1240

Creator Display:
Unknown German (German Illuminator) [preferred,JPGM]
unknown German (German cultural designation) Qualifier: undetermined Extent: undetermined [500125236]
Locations:
Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)
Repository Numbers: 84.ML.84.1.recto
Other: Creation: Würzburg [7004335] Bavaria (state), Germany (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)
Other: Former: England [7002445] United Kingdom (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)
Display Materials: Tempera colors, gold leaf, and iron gall ink on parchment
tempera [300015062]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>, paint (coating), <paint by composition or origin>, water-base paint)
gold leaf [300264831]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by form>, leaf (metal))
iron-gall ink [300081023]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>, ink, <ink by composition or origin>)
parchment (animal material) [300011851]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, animal material, processed animal material)

Dimensions: Leaf: 17.8 x 13.5 cm (7 x 5 5/16 in.)
Cultures:
German (preferred)

General Subject:
religion and mythology (preferred)

Specific Subjects:
Annunciation to the Virgin Mary [901001052]
.....((Life of the Virgin Mary, New Testament narratives, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

List/Hierarchical Position:
..... Movable Works
.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media
............... Cutting from a Psalter
Sources and Contributors:
The Annunciation........ [JPGM,VP]
........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Miniature from a Psalter........ [JPGM,VP]
........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]
Note:
English ..... [VP]
..... J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
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