DrawingsItalian16th century

The Annunciation

c. 1530

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Red chalk on tan paper, laid down

Culture

Italian

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

24.1 x 20 cm (9 1/2 x 7 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Paul J. Haldeman (deceased 2002), Brookline, MA and Jackson, MS, Gift to the Fogg Art Museum, HUAM, 2002.

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