The Annunciation
Object type: Embroidery
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Italian
Artist: Federico Barocci
Artist bio: Italian, Urbino ca. 1535–1612 Urbino
Artist role: Designer
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: ca. 1600
Medium: Silk and metallic thread
Dimensions: 16 3/4 × 12 1/2 in. (42.5 × 31.8 cm)
Framed: 24 3/4 × 20 3/4 in. (62.9 × 52.7 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Embroidered
Credit line: Gift of Helen Costantino Fioratti, 2021
Accession year: 2021
Tags: Archangel Gabriel|Virgin Mary|Annunciation