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Annunciation to Mary
Ehemaliges Hochaltarbild der Schlosskapelle in Thürnthal
Datec. 1766/1767

Artist Franz Anton Maulbertsch (und Werkstatt) (1724 Langenargen – 1796 Wien)

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Object typePainting
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions
318,5 x 192,5 cm
Signatureunlabelled
Inventory number4711
Location Currently not on display
Many altarpieces by Maulbertsch are to this day in their original locations. But this example, originally from the chapel in Schloss Thürnthal in Lower Austria, entered the Belvedere’s collection in 1953.

It shows Mary kneeling before and visibly moved by the Holy Scripture when the Archangel Gabriel suddenly appears to her. He points toward heaven and prophesies the birth of a son. Maulbertsch created this painting together with assistants from his workshop. It is thought that he painted the kneeling Mary, the angel of the Annunciation, and the cherub, while the remaining motifs were probably executed by artists from his workshop.

Provenance
Exhibitions

Bis 1953 Kapelle des Schlosses Thürnthal bei Fels am Wagram
1953 Ankauf Kultura GmbH, Linz

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