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On display at V&A South Kensington
Cast Courts, Room 46b, The Weston Cast Court

The Annunciation

Relief
1352-1360 (sculpted), ca. 1864 (cast)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Hexagonal relief depicting the Annunciation. This cast was taken from the original marble relief on the tabernacle in the church of Or San Michele, Florence. It is one of a series of reliefs depicting scenes from the Life of the Virgin which are set around the base of Orcagna's tabernacle in Or San Michele, interspersed with hexagonal reliefs of the Virtues.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Annunciation (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Plaster cast
Brief description
Plaster cast, hexagonal relief, the marriage of the Virgin, after a marble original by Andrea di Cione, cast by Signor Stiattesi, ca. 1864
Physical description
Hexagonal relief depicting the Annunciation. This cast was taken from the original marble relief on the tabernacle in the church of Or San Michele, Florence. It is one of a series of reliefs depicting scenes from the Life of the Virgin which are set around the base of Orcagna's tabernacle in Or San Michele, interspersed with hexagonal reliefs of the Virtues.
Dimensions
  • Height: 74.5cm
  • Width: 74.5cm
Object history
Purchased from Signor Stiattesi in 1864 together with museum no. 1864-8 for £2 (50 francs)
Historical context
This is one of a series of reliefs depicting scenes from the Life of the Virgin which are set around the base of Orcagna's tabernacle in Or San Michele, interspersed with hexagonal reliefs of the Virtues.
Production
This object is a 19th century cast of the 14th century original.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
REPRO.1864-8

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Record createdDecember 6, 1999
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