Annunciation (Leonardo)
Annunciation | |
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Italian: Annunciazione | |
Artist | Leonardo da Vinci |
Year | c. 1472–1476 |
Medium | Oil and tempera on poplar panel |
Subject | The Annunciation |
Dimensions | 98 cm × 217 cm (39 in × 85 in) |
Location | Uffizi, Florence |
The Annunciation is a painting widely attributed to the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, dated to c. 1472–1476.[n 1] Leonardo's earliest extant major work, it was completed in Florence while he was an apprentice in the studio of Andrea del Verrocchio. The painting was made using oil and tempera on a large poplar panel and depicts the Annunciation, a popular biblical subject in 15th-century Florence. Since 1867 it has been housed in the Uffizi in Florence, the city where it was created. Though the work has been criticized for inaccuracies in its composition, it is among the best-known portrayals of the Annunciation in Christian art.
Description
The subject matter of the work is drawn from
The marble table in front of Mary probably is derived from the tomb of
It is presumed that, being a keen observer of nature, Leonardo painted the wings of the angel to resemble those of a bird in flight, but later, the wings were lengthened dramatically by another artist.[2]
Although this is the earliest known commissioned painting by Leonardo, it has been pointed out that the painting already bears characteristics that are described as demonstrating the signature innovations he introduced in his paintings:
Modern history
Following
When the Annunciation came to the Uffizi in 1867, from the
Occasionally, some immaturity in Leonardo's painting technique is noted by art critics when discussing the spatial relationship between Mary and the desk and the marble table on which it rests.[citation needed]
Controversy
On March 12, 2007, the painting was at the center of a furor between Italian citizens and the Minister of Culture, who decided to loan the painting for an exhibition in Japan.[6][7]
Gallery
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Background
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Virgin Mary
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Bible and the Virgin's hand
See also
Notes
- ^ Scholars date the painting to 1472–1476:
- Kemp (2019, p. 6): c. 1473–1474
- Marani (2003, p. 338): c. 1472–1475
- Syson et al. (2011, p. 15): c. 1472–1476
- Zöllner (2019, p. 216): c. 1473–1475
- ^ Although there was hesitation on the part of some art historians who remarked on its Verrocchio-like qualities, and by Giovanni Morelli, who cited the angel's hands in assigning it to Ridolfo, son of Ghirlandaio, the attribution was accepted: David Alan Brown, Leonardo da Vinci: origins of a genius, 1998:169, 170.
References
- ^ Uffizi, Leonardo da Vinci, Annunciation Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Wallace, Robert (1966). The World of Leonardo: 1452–1519. New York: Time-Life Books. p. 30.
- ^ Ruggiero, Rocky, Florence: Uffizi Gallery – Leonardo da Vinci’s “Annunciation”, Rebuilding the Renaissance, Making Art And History Come To Life, May 26, 2021
- ISBN 0300072465.
- ^ Uffizi: Florence. New York: Newsweek. 1968. p. 80.
- ^ "NETZEITUNG KULTURNEWS: Da-Vinci-Gemälde lässt sich nicht anketten" (in German). Netzeitung.de. Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
- ^ CBC Arts (12 March 2007). "Arts – Da Vinci work crated for loan despite Italian protests". Cbc.ca. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
Sources
- ISBN 978-1-4549-304-26.
- Marani, Pietro C. (2003) [2000]. Leonardo da Vinci: The Complete Paintings. New York: ISBN 978-0-8109-3581-5.
- ISBN 978-1-85709-491-6.
- ISBN 978-3-8365-7625-3.
External links
- Leonardo da Vinci: anatomical drawings from the Royal Library, Windsor Castle - the full The Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition catalog that is online as a PDF contains material on Annunciation (see index)