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Painting
The Annunciation of the Virgin
Cornelius Janssen
1685
Category
Paintings
Creator/Artist/Maker
Cornelius Janssen (Painter)
Place of Origin
Schenectady; New York; Schenectady; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Oil paint
- Tulip poplar
Museum Object Number
1959.0119 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.0119 A
Object Name
Painting
Title
The Annunciation of the Virgin
Category
Paintings
Creator (Role)
Cornelius Janssen (Painter)
Place of Origin
Schenectady; New York; Schenectady; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1685
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Label, back of wood panel
Inscription: Done by Cornelius Janssen/ of Amsterdam/ AD 1685.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Religious imagery
Materials
- Oil paint
- Tulip poplar
Techniques
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
12.4 (H) x 14.8 (W) x 0.2 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
31.5 (H) x 37.6 (W) x 0.5 (D)
Measurement Notes
H at proper right. W at bottom.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Richardson, Edgar P. 1986 American Paintings and Related Pictures in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published as cat. no. 14, pp. 18-9.Book: Piwonka, Ruth & Blackburn, Roderic H. A Remnant in the Wilderness: New York Dutch Scripture History Paintings of the Early Eighteenth Century.
• See no. 17, p. 42.Article: Wheeler, Robert G. 1953 Hudson Valley Religious Paintings. Antiques. 63: 346-350.