The Annunciation

1547

Augustin Hirschvogel

Associated Names
Augustin Hirschvogel

Artist, German, 1503 - 1553

This is a drawing of a celestial scene. An angel with large wings is on the left side, holding a branch with leaves. The angel is reaching towards a woman standing under a columned structure on the right side. The woman is draped in garments and holding onto a lectern. Above the angel in the clouds, a divine figure gestures downward. Rays of light descend from the sky towards both figures. The setting has a classical or religious architecture theme with steps leading up to where the woman stands. German text is at the bottom of the image. The composition is detailed with crosshatching and linework typical of engravings or etchings from the Renaissance period.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.17.167

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1971, no. 2


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1917

  • -- see Schwarz 1917 for full citation -- use 'Schwarz 1971' for Hirschvogel's "Konkordanz" prints only

Wikidata ID

Q65220669

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