Manuscript Leaf with the Annunciation, from a Book of Hours

Medium

Tempera, ink and shell gold on parchment

Dimensions

Overall: 5 7/8 x 4 1/4 in. (15 x 10.8 cm) Outer frame: 5 9/16 x 4 in. (14.2 x 10.2 cm) Interior Frame: 4 1/4 x 2 13/16 in. (10.8 x 7.1 cm) 19 3/16 x 14 3/16 in. (48.8 x 36.1 cm)

Classification

Manuscripts and Illuminations

Culture

South Netherlandish

Department

Medieval Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Alice M. Dike, 1927

Accession Number

27.248.2

Rights

Public Domain

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