The Annunciation
Object type: Painting, parts of a polyptych
Department: European Paintings
Artist: Gerard David
Artist bio: Netherlandish, Oudewater ca. 1455–1523 Bruges
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Netherlandish
Date: 1506
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: Angel, overall 31 1/8 x 25 in. (79.1 x 63.5 cm), painted surface 30 1/4 x 24 3/8 in. (76.8 x 61.9 cm); Virgin, overall 31 1/8 x 25 1/4 in. (79.1 x 64.1 cm), painted surface 30 1/2 x 24 3/4 in. (77.5 x61.9 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950
Accession year: 1950
Tags: Annunciation|Archangel Gabriel|Beds|Virgin Mary