Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 5048
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  • Title: Reading the Annunciation
  • Source: Art History 30, 3 (June 2007): Pages 349 - 363.
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  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Art History- Painting Iconography Mary, Virgin, Saint- Annunciation in Art Optics Perspective in Art Theology in Art Women in Art
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  • Geographic Area: Italy
  • Century: 15
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  • Illustrations: Five illustrations. Figure One Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, "Danae," 1636, oil on canvas (St. Petersberg, Hermitage Museum). Figure Two Rogier van der Weyden, "The Annunciation," c. 1435, oil on panel (Paris, Louvre). Figure Three Domenico Veneziano, "The Annunciation," 1442-48, tempera on panel (Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum). Figure Four Sandro Botticelli, "The Annunciation," 1490, tempera on panel (Florence, Galleria degli Uffizi). Figure Five Fra Filippo Lippi, "The Annunciation," c. 1450-1453, egg tempera on panel (London, National Gallery).
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  • Year of Publication: 2007.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 01416790