The Annunciation

probably c. 1566

Cornelis Cort after Titian

Associated Names
Cornelis Cort

Artist, Netherlandish, 1533 - 1578

Titian

Artist After, Venetian, 1488/1490 - 1576

This is a drawing of heavenly figures and clouds. The composition features winged figures among billowing clouds in a celestial setting. Below these figures, more angelic figures with large wings engage in gestures of communication near a classical architectural structure. A potted plant with flowers is present on the left side. The artwork uses intricate lines and shading to create texture and depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 41.1 × 27.8 cm (16 3/16 × 10 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1973.57.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 19, State i/iii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2019

  • Venetian Prints in the Time of Tintoretto, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2019.

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Cornelis Cort, Manfred Sellink author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 19, state i/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65567162

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