The Annunciation (design for stained glass)
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
1862 (circa)
Physical Description
Medium: pen and Indian ink and brush, some pencil
Dimensions: 20 x 12 in.
Production Description
Production Date: 1862 (circa)
Provenance
Current Location: Stone Gallery, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Electronic Archive Edition: 1
Scholarly Commentary
Introduction
This design was for the stained glass window in Holy Rood, Rodbourne, Wiltshire. It depicts the angel Gabriel standing at the left with a lily in his right hand and his left hand pointing to heaven. Mary is seated, grasping the stalk of the lily with her right hand and with a book in her lap.
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