DrawingsItalian16th-17th century

The Annunciation

16th-17th century

Artists

Antonio TempestaArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink, brown wash, black chalk on off-white antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

16th-17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

29.7 x 24 cm (11 11/16 x 9 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Sotheby's, New York, 1999, sold at auction, 1999. Sale, January 27, 1999, lot 27, repr. Vermeer Associates Limited, Brampton, Ontario (Canada), purchase from Sotheby's auction, 1999, sold to HUAM, 2000. long-term loan to HUAM, 1999-2000

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