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Tapestry of the Annunciation: a winged angel at left faces a kneeling Virgin in blue at right, with a hillside town, peacocks and flowers in the foreground.

The Annunciation

A woven tapestry shows an angel with large wings kneeling at left, gesturing toward a seated Virgin in a blue mantle at right, beside a lectern and a tall ornate chest. A hilly landscape with a town, peacocks and a lush flowered border fill the scene.

Artist
Circle of Andrea Mantegna
Date
1484/1519
Medium
Wool, silk, and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, slit, dovetailed and interlocking tapestry weave
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1086 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1519).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson

Español: La Anunciación, tapiz

Un tapiz tejido muestra a un ángel con grandes alas arrodillado a la izquierda, señalando hacia una Virgen sentada con manto azul a la derecha, junto a un atril y un cofre alto y ornamentado. Un paisaje ondulado con una ciudad, pavos reales y una orla de flores completa la escena.

Português: A Anunciação, tapeçaria

Uma tapeçaria tecida mostra um anjo de grandes asas ajoelhado à esquerda, apontando para uma Virgem sentada com manto azul à direita, ao lado de um atril e de um baú alto e ornamentado. Uma paisagem de colinas com uma cidade, pavões e uma borda de flores completa a cena.

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