Angel of the Annunciation, 1430–40, Made in the Veneto or Friuli, Northeast Italy, Italian, Istrian Limestone, gesso, gilt, Overall: 37 1/2 x 14 3/4 in., 155lb. (95.3 x 37.5 cm, 70307.5g), Sculpture-Stone, This image of archangel Gabriel was originally paired with a depiction of the Virgin Mary, whom he addresses. Though its subject is impending birth, it may once have decorated a tomb. In Venice and Verona, the area from which this sculpture comes, a number of intact tombs include an angel of the Annunciation and the Virgin at either side, emblematic of the Christian story of salvation through Jesus
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