The Annunciation

Title

The Annunciation

Draughtsman

• Jacob de Wit

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

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

Technique

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

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• composition study

Captions Added Later

Verso unten links bezeichnet (mit der Feder in Braun, teilweise über Bleistift): [unleserlich]
Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

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)
• Holy Spirit

Illustrated Passage

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

Primary

• 73A523(+31) the Annunciation: Mary kneeling (+ angel(s) floating in the air)