The Annunciation

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Creator: Gerard David (ca. 1460-1523) , Netherlandish
Period: Northern Renaissance
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, United States Inventory #:50.145.9ab
Material: Oil on wood
Date: 1506
Inscription: Inscribed: (on angel's cope) [VIRTVS AL]TISSIMI OBOMBRABIT T[IBI] ([the power of the] Highest shall overshadow thee [Luke 1:35].) and ALPHA ET OM[EGA]; (on Virgin's robe) MOEDER·ONS:HER[N] / AVE·MARIA·GRACI[A]E·M[ATER] / MISERICORDI[A]E·TV·NOS: ABHOS[TE]·
Vendor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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