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Annunciation (Orazio Gentileschi, 1600)
''Annunciation'' is an oil on alabaster painting by Orazio Gentileschi, from ''c.'' 1600-1605, later mounted on slate. Produced in Rome for an unknown private commissioner, it is now in Álvaro Saieh and Ana Guzmán's residence as part of the Alana collection in Newark, Delaware, USA. History At the time of the work its artist was still strongly linked to Caravaggio's style, though in this work he was also influenced by Adam Elsheimer's works in oil on copper. It shows Christ descending from the heavens surrounded by God the Father, the dove of the Holy Spirit and angels carrying the cross and crown of thorns, an iconography of the Annunciation condemned by the Counter-Reformation. The artist uses the natural veins in the stone for the colour and texture of the prie-Dieu, architectural background, clouds and halos around Jesus and the dove. The stone's transparency added a light effect, though this is negated by the later slate mount. According to Riccardo Lattuada, co-editor o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orazio Gentileschi - L'Annonciation
Orazio is a male given name of Italy, Italian origin, derived from the Latin language, Latin name (Roman naming conventions, ''nomen'') Horatius (other), Horatius, from the Roman gens (clan) Horatia gens, Horatia. People so named include: *Orazio Alfani (c. 1510–1583), Italian painter *Orazio Antinori (1811–1882), Italian explorer and zoologist *Orazio Arancio (born 1967), Italian former rugby union player and current coach and sports director *Orazio Attanasio (born 1959), Italian economist and professor *Orazio Bassani (died 1615), Italian musician and composer *Orazio Benevoli (1605–1672), Italian composer *Orazio Bianchi, Italian Baroque painter *Orazio Borgianni (c. 1575–1616), Italian painter and etcher *Orazio Bruni (born c. 1630), Italian engraver *Orazio Fagone (born 1968), Italian sledge hockey player and former speed skater *Orazio Falconieri (died 1664), Italian nobleman *Orazio Fantasia (born 1995), Australian rules footballer *Orazio Farinati (1559–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
