The Virgin of the Annunciation

19th century

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 17.2 x 6.7 x 4.3 cm (6 3/4 x 2 5/8 x 1 11/16 in.)
    base (height): 5.9 cm (2 5/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1957.14.30

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gustave Dreyfus [1837-1914], Paris; his estate; purchased 1930 with the entire Dreyfus collection by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris); sold 1944 to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York; gift 1957 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1931

  • Ricci, Seymour de. The Gustave Dreyfus Collection: Renaissance Bronzes. Oxford, 1931: 36, no. 21, pl. 88.

1951

  • Renaissance Bronzes: Statuettes, Reliefs and Plaquettes, Medals and Coins from the Kress Collection. Introduction by Perry B. Cott. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1951: 141, repro. 33, as French 15th Century.

1994

  • Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 94, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q63810070

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