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The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of Francis Ginn, Marian Ginn Jones, Barbara Ginn Griesinger, and Alexander Ginn in memory of Frank Hadley Ginn and Cornelia Root Ginn
Museum
The Annunciation
c. 1457
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Provenance
Publicc. 1457-1908
Church in Peralta de la Sal, likely sold to Celestino Dupont
1908-?
Celestino Dupont, France
?-1938
French and Company, New York, NY, sold to Frank H. Ginn
1938-1953
Frank H. Ginn, Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
1953-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Source provenance text
Church in Peralta de la Sal, likely sold to Celestino Dupont Celestino Dupont, France French and Company, New York, NY, sold to Frank H. Ginn Frank H. Ginn, Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
The Cleveland Museum of Artconfidence 100%
Exhibitions
PublicNo rights-cleared exhibition history is published.
Sourced Overview Evidence
This and <a href="https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1953.660.2">1953.660.2</a> are believed to be the remaining components of a six-panel altarpiece. The large central panel is now preserved in Barcelona (Museu National d’Art de Catalunya). Ferrer collaborated with the painter Pere Garcia de Benavarri on this commission. Spanish works like these often feature elaborate treatment of the gold background, evident here in the exuberant raised decoration (called <em>pastiglia</em>) in the skies and the haloes, as well as other details. Here the archangel Gabriel proclaims the Virgin’s destiny as the mother of Christ. The setting is an ordinary house, but simple objects have symbolic meaning. The lilies represent the Virgin’s purity; the covered jar and water carafe symbolize inviolability; the pomegranate symbolizes Christ’s resurrection, while the apple alludes to humankind’s fall from grace. The towel and basin hint at ritual cleansing during Mass. The blown-out candle points to the arrival of divine light in the world. The two books, closed and open, refer respectively to the Old and New Testaments: one foretelling and the other fulfilling the promise of the messiah.
The Cleveland Museum of Artconfidence 100%
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0 observed sales · 0 comparable sales · 5 structured provenance events · 0 structured exhibitions.
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