The poetic story of the Annunciation has inspired many artists. On the altarpiece by Jan Janssens, an artist from Ghent, we see Mary kneeling before her prie-dieu. On it lies a book opened at the prophecy of Isaiah: ‘A virgin is with child and shall bear a son’. An angel delivers this message to her as the Holy Spirit descends upon her in the form of a dove. The attitude of Mary’s hands indicate submission and acceptance. The simple, heavily outlined shapes, theatrical lighting and a preference for depicting ordinary people are reminiscent of Caravaggio and especially the Dutch Caravaggist, Hendrik Terbrugghen. In and around his native city, Jan Janssens was quite famous for his religious scenes, such as the Crowning with Thorns and The Annunciation, subjects he painted several times. This altarpiece originally came from the former Franciscan monastery in Ghent.
| Artist |
Jan Janssens
RKD
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| Title | The Annunciation |
| Period | 17th century |
| Location | Ghent TGN |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signatures (names) bottom left: IOANNES IANSENIVS GANDENSIS / INVENIT ET FE . |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | S-91 |
| Acquisition credit |
onbekend |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/S-91 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6868/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300055874 religious symbolism AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11F
the Virgin Mary
Iconclass
11F81 miraculous statues of Mary or the Madonna Iconclass 11F9 Mary devotion Iconclass 11G184 the Archangel Gabriel Iconclass 25F3 birds Iconclass 25F39(DOVE) other birds: dove Iconclass 25G4(REED) plants and herbs: reed Iconclass 41A7751 container made of plant material other than wood: basket Iconclass 47H6 textile fabric, cloth Iconclass 73 New Testament Iconclass 11E1 Holy Ghost represented as a dove (in flames) Iconclass 11Q71458 kneeling-chair Iconclass 46E32 pigeon (as messenger) Iconclass 71O3 the book of Isaiah Iconclass 73A5 the announcement of Christ's birth (Luke 1:26-38) Iconclass 73A52 the Annunciation: Mary, usually reading, is visited by the angel (sometimes a woman overhears the conversation) Iconclass |
| School / Style |
Baroque
AAT
Caravaggism AAT |
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