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Plaque with the Annunciation

German (?) (Artist)
Venetian (?) (Artist)
ca. 1600 (Baroque)
amelierung (reverse painting, thus painting on the back) on rock crystal, gold leaf, silver foil, colored resins, gilded silver mount
(Baroque Europe )

Polished rock crystal here provides an elegant transparent support for a fine example of the technique of reverse painting. This involved first applying a layer of gold leaf which was partially scratched away, so that the layer of translucent, colored resins applied behind it is revealed. The red is particularly vibrant. Over the resin was applied a layer of reflective silver foil covering the back of the composition and lending the colors of the resin a gem-like luminescence.
This technique was popular for refined works of art collected at Northern European courts, especially in Germany. The compositonal style reflects the Italian training of so many Northern artists of this period.

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.

Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1920 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Exhibitions

1982 3000 Years of Glass: Treasures from The Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
7/2/1952 Treatment cleaned; coated
3/17/1958 Treatment cleaned; coated
2/1/1982 Treatment cleaned
5/5/1988 Treatment cleaned
5/6/1988 Examination examined for condition
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Geographies

Italy (Place of Origin) Germany (Place of Origin)

Measurements

9 3/16 x 9 3/16 in. (23.3 x 23.3 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, 1920

Location in Museum

Charles Street: Second Floor: Chamber of Wonders

Accession Number

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46.9

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Baltimore, MD
21201

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