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Annunciation group
Southern Netherlandish
Medieval (Gothic)
about 1440–50
Object Place: Europe, Flanders
Medium/Technique
Stone; alabaster with polylchromy
Dimensions
20.32 x 19.7 x 7.6 cm (8 x 7 3/4 x 3 in.)
Credit Line
H. E. Bolles Fund
Accession Number50.3229
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture
This piece served a private, devotional purpose and was possibly part of a home altar or shrine. Alabaster is a soft stone, facilitating the carving of minute details. Here, the inclusion of a tower-like structure furnished with books adds a charming intimacy to the scene.
Provenance1950, consigned by A. M. Adler, New York, to Raphael Stora, New York; 1950, sold by Stora to the MFA for $400. (Accession Date: October 10, 1950)