The Annunciation (Leonardo da Vinci)

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The Annunciation, L'Annunciazione (Leonardo da Vinci and Andrea del Verrocchio)
The Annunciation,
L'Annunciazione
Leonardo da Vinci and Andrea del Verrocchio , circa 1472–1475 ( Renaissance )
Oil and tempera on poplar wood
98 × 217 cm
Galleria degli Uffizi , Florence

The Annunciation is a painting by Leonardo da Vinci and Andrea del Verrocchio painted on wood using oils and tempera . The dimensions are 98 cm high × 217 cm wide.

The image of Mary has been exhibited in the Galleria degli Uffizi , Florence (Italy) since 1867 . It was originally located in the Church of San Bartolomeo in the Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore .

Attributions

The painting was ascribed to Domenico Ghirlandaio well into the 19th century . In fact, other artists worked on it: Leonardo da Vinci , Andrea del Verrocchio and at least one other, but unknown, artist who subsequently extended the angel's wings.

description

The picture shows an event from the New Testament : The Archangel Gabriel announces to the Virgin Mary that she will receive the Son of God from the Holy Spirit and bring him into the world. The scene takes place in a garden which is enclosed by a flat wall and which opens in the middle onto a park planted with exotic trees. In the background there is a wide coastal landscape with a port city behind which a steep rocky slope rises. The angel kneels on the left in a flower-strewn meadow and holds a Madonna lily in his left. Maria is sitting at a lectern in front of her house and holds with her right hand the point where she was interrupted while reading. Your lectern consists of an ancient, elaborately carved sarcophagus on which a baluster and a sloping wooden board are mounted as a support for the heavy book.

  • Details

  • Archangel Gabriel

  • Maria

  • Bible and hand of Mary

  • Background (port)

Exhibitions

In March 2007, there were violent disputes between Italian citizens, experts and the Italian Minister of Culture, Rutelli, who wanted to lend the picture to Japan for an exhibition. Despite the protest of the head of the Uffizi, which was joined by numerous Italian intellectuals, the picture was exhibited under increased security in Japan.

Since 2009, for conservation reasons, “The Annunciation” has been on a list of works of art that are not allowed to leave Italy or the museum concerned. Therefore it could not be shown in the Leonardo da Vinci retrospective (2019/2020) in Paris.

literature

  • Daniel Arasse : Leonardo da Vinci. The Rhythm of the World. New York: Konecky & Konecky 1998. pp. 293-296. ISBN 978-1-56852198-5
  • Franziska Windt: Andrea del Verrocchio and Leonardo da Vinci: collaboration in sculpture and painting. (Diss. Würzburg 1998.) Rhema, Münster 2003. ISBN 3-930454-39-4
  • Frank Zöllner : Leonardo da Vinci. 1452-1519. All paintings. Anniversary edition. Cologne: Taschen 2019. Critical catalog of the paintings. No. VS 334-337. ISBN 978-3-8365-6294-2

Web links

Commons : The Annunciation (Leonardo da Vinci)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ David Alan Brown: Leonardo da Vinci. 0rigins of a genius. 1998. pp. 169, 170.
  2. ↑ Da Vinci work crated for loan despite Italian protests cbc.arts, accessed June 10, 2020
  3. ↑ Louvre has to do without pictures by Leonardo da Vinci , Deutsche Welle, accessed on June 10, 2020