The Annunciation, 1766

Title

The Annunciation

Draughtsman

• Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Elder

Period Produced

• 18th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• red chalk
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• red chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• figure study
• movement study
• composition study

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert und datiert unten rechts (von fremder Hand?, mit grauem Stift): JH [ligiert] Tischbein 1766

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Mary
• Gabriel (archangel)

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 1,26-38

Primary

• 73A52 the Annunciation: Mary, usually reading, is visited by the angel (sometimes a woman overhears the conversation)
• 31A25552 index finger forwards, pointing, indicating