The Annunciation
c. 1480
Albert Bouts
Albert Bouts (Netherlandish, 1451–55–1549)
Medieval Art
The Annunciation, c. 1480. Albert Bouts (Netherlandish, 1451–55–1549). Oil on wood; framed: 75.2 x 69 x 8.5 cm (29 5/8 x 27 3/16 x 3 3/8 in.); unframed: 50.2 x 41.5 cm (19 3/4 x 16 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance 1942.635 Netherlandish artists are known for their attention to lifelike detail: notice the sliver of landscape through the window at the left of this composition.
- Maker/Artist
- Bouts, Albert
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- oil on wood
- Dimensions
- Framed: 75.2 x 69 x 8.5 cm (29 5/8 x 27 3/16 x 3 3/8 in.); Unframed: 50.2 x 41.5 cm (19 3/4 x 16 5/16 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1942.635
- Credit Line
- Bequest of John L. Severance
- Exhibitions
- Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection, Exhibition of the Month: Texture in Art, Classic to Baroque: A Style Change in the Arts, 35th Anniversary Exhibition, Masterpieces of Flemish Art: Van Eyck to Bosch, Juxtapositions, The Persistence of Geometry: Form, Content and Culture in the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Medieval Top Seller: The Book of Hours (Gallery 115 rotation), <em>Old and Modern Masters, </em>Knoedler & Co., Gage Gallery, Cleveland, OH (1915)., <em>Art Through the Ages, </em>The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 30 1931-November 29 1931)., <em>The 20th Anniversary Exhibition: The Official Art Exhibition of the Great Lakes Exposition, </em>The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (June 26 193-October 12 1936)., <em>Masterpieces of Art, </em>New York World's Fair, New York, NY (April 30, 1939-October 27, 1940)., <em>Masterpieces of Art from the New York and San Francisco World's Fairs,</em> The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 7-March 7, 1940)., <em>Le Siècle des Primitifs Flamands (Flanders in the Fifteenth Century): Exposition Organisée par l'Administration Communale de Bruges</em>; Musée Communal des Beaux-Arts, Musée Groeninge, (26 June-11 September 1960); The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan (October-December 1960).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 115 Manuscripts & Textiles
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