The Annunciation, ca. 1720 – 1730

Title

The Annunciation

Draughtsman

• Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• Indian ink?
• ink?
• chalk?
• coal?
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing
• washing
• pencil drawing
• chalk drawing?
• charcoal drawing?

Geographic Reference

• Venetian

Production Reason

• figure study
• composition study
• wall painting design?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet unten links (mit der Feder in Braun): Joannis Bapt.ae Tiepolo / Autographum

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet unten rechts (mit schwarzem Stift): VIII; verso bezeichnet (mit der Feder in Schwarz): 10 [oder 20?]

Watermark

• Vd, dazwischen Stab mit drei Kugeln

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1911

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Mary
• Gabriel (archangel)
• Holy Spirit

Illustrated Passage

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

Primary

• 73A522 the Annunciation: Mary sitting

Secondary

• 92D1916 cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'