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ID number: BIRBI-51.2 Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Artist / Maker: attributed to Grebber, Pieter Fransz. de (c.1600-1652/53) Title / Object name: The Angel appearing to Anna Object type: Painting Culture: Dutch Date made: about 1625-50 Materials: Oil on wood, hardwood oak Measurements: 38.7 x 29.8 cm unframed; 55.8 x 45.9 x 7.2cm framed Provenance: Purchased from Messrs. Duits Ltd., in 1951 for £300. |
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Saint Anne, the mother of the Virgin Mary, is barren and she prays for a child. An angel appears to announce that her petition has been answered and she is pregnant with a daughter. The story of Anne and her husband Joachim does not feature in the New Testament; instead, it was taken from a body of writing known as the apocrypha, a rich source of religious legend. Notes: Exhibited: 'Dutch painting of the seventeenth century', Ferens Art Gallery, Kingston upon Hull, 1961, no. 61 (under Jan Lievens). |
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