The Annunciation

Lavinia Fontana (Italian, 1552-1614) (Painter)

late 16th century (Renaissance)

oil on copper
(Renaissance Europe )

For more information on this painting, please see Federico Zeri's 1976 catalogue no. 259, p. 384.

Inscription

[Transcription] On the base of the Virgin's chair: LAVINIA | FONT. FA[CIEBAT]

Provenance

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Marquess Filippo Marignoli, Rome and Spoleto, until 1898 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Marquess Francesco Marignoli, 1898 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome, 1899 [mode of acquisition unknown] [1900 catalogue supplement: no. 36]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Exhibitions

2022	By Her Hand: Artemisia Gentileschi and Women Artists in Italy, 1500–1800. The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit.
1994	Lavinia Fontana, 1552-1614. Museo Civico Archaeologico di Bologna, Bologna.
1972	Old Mistresses: Women Artists of the Past. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.

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Geographies

Italy (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Overall H: 14 1/8 × W: 10 11/16 in. (35.88 × 27.15 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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37.1814

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