The Annunciation

Title

The Annunciation

Draughtsman

• Ferdinand Fellner

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• graphite-clay mixture
• vellum paper

Technique

• pencil drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• figure study
• movement study
• composition study

Captions Added Later

Verso unten mittig Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• 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

• 11G1841 the Archangel Gabriel announces Mary and the Christ-child the Passion of Christ
• 73AA522 the Annunciation: Mary sitting - AA - Mary to the left, the angel to the right