1547
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Annunciation is a 1547 ink by Augustin Hirschvogel, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows two figures in a simple room with a wooden floor and a pillar. On the left, an angel with wings stands beside a woman holding a staff and a flower. The angel points upward while the woman looks down, her hand raised as if in surprise. Above them, a beam of light shines through an open window, and a bird flies near the top corner. The text below is in German and seems to describe the moment when the angel Gabriel tells Mary she will have a child. The scene looks calm but full of meaning, with the light and the angel’s gesture drawing attention to the woman. If you like this, look up etching to see how artists create prints like this.
Augustin Hirschvogel (1503 – February 1553) was a German artist, mathematician, and cartographer known primarily for his etchings.
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