Virgin Mary: Annunciation, Book of Hours
Item
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Alternative Title
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Book of hours (Ms. Pierpont Morgan Library. M.189)
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Creator
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Unknown, Paris, France.
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Subject
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The annunciation of the Virgin Mary, with the archangel Gabriel.
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Language
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Latin
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Date
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c. 1500
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Description
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Archangel Gabriel, holding a scepter, kneels before Virgin Mary, beneath a curtained canopy inscribed AVE GRATIA PLENA.
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Medium
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Ink on vellum.
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Extent
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Unknown.
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Rights Holder
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The Morgan Library and Museum, New York, New York
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Provenance
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Richard Bennett, his bookplate, his Catalogue, no. 72; purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) with the Bennett Collection in 1902; J.P. Morgan (1867-1943)
