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Description: | The triptych, of which this panel shows the outer right wing, would have been placed upon a small side altar as an aid to piety and a source of instruction. For most of the year, it would have been shown open displaying the Nativity, Adoration of the Magi and Presentation which correspond to the three feasts of Christ's infancy in the church year, Christmas, Epiphany and Candlemas. During Lent, however, the wings would have been closed to shown the Annunciation in grisaille on the exterior, of which this is one half. The monochrome effect of grisaille would have been suitably restrained for display during this time. It would also have cost less, having none of the expensive pigments seen on the inner panels. The words of Gabriel are written on the scroll which spans the closed wings, 'Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee'. Ysenbrandt spent his working life in Bruges, at that time an important artistic centre. He continued the tradition of the great Bruges painters, Hans Memling (1430/5-94) and Gerard David ((d. 1523). Little is known about his life and he left no known signed works, but a number of paintings, including this piece, have been attributed to him on the basis of style alone. | Subjects: | religion (Virgin of the Annunciation) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Ysenbrandt, Adrien (Flemish painter, ca. 1500-before 1551) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=9174... | Go to resource |
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