File:BLW The Angel Gabriel from the Annunciation.jpg

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The Angel Gabriel from the Annunciation
English: The Angel Gabriel from the Annunciation

About 1415-50
Northern France
Oak, painted and gilded

This figure is a rare wooden sculpture from 15th century France. It was probably part of an altarpiece. The angel Gabriel is telling the Virgin Mary that she is about to bear the son of God. The Annunciation was familiar to all Christians - though Gabriel usually approaches from the left.

This angel would have formed part of an Annunciation scene (the figure of the Virgin is now lost). The right hand raised in a gesture of speech and the forefinger pointing upwards suggest a reference to God the Father, or the presence of the Holy Spirit. The angel probably once held a scroll in his left hand, which would have been painted with a text.

Stylistically this sculpture looks back to an earlier tradition of sweetly smiling figures, which developed in the 13th century and influenced by sculptures at Reims Cathedral. The unusual iconography with the angel approaching from the right is found in illuminated manuscripts dating from after 1415. The style of the carving and iconographical evidence illustrated by painted Annunciations suggests a date between 1415 and 1450.

Collection ID: A.10-1914

This photo was taken as part of Britain Loves Wikipedia in February 2010 by Jenny ODonnell.

Date Photographed in February 2010
Source Originally uploaded at http://www.britainloveswikipedia.org/
Author Jenny ODonnell

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