DrawingsNetherlandish16th-17th century

The Annunciation

16th-17th century

Artists

Johannes WierixArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink on parchment

Culture

Netherlandish

Century

16th-17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 9.7 x 7 cm (3 13/16 x 2 3/4 in.)

Provenance

[Heinrich Eisemann, London], sold; to Philip and Frances L. Hofer, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1948; Bequest of Frances L. Hofer, 1979.205

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