Annunciation, The

Painting

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Annunciation, The

Entry/Object ID

2005.02.082

Description

Tempera on flat wooden panel backed in tan velvet with silver riza encased in gilded wood frame (kiot). The central image features a winged figure in white dress with a light blue cloak holding a branch of greenery. A woman in pink dress and blue cloak kneels at the base of a pedestal with a green curtain.

Type of Painting

Panel

Artwork Details

Medium

Tempera

Collection

Betsy Scheuring Icon Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2005.02

Source or Donor

Betsy Scheuring

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Betsy Scheuring

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1900

Place

Country

Russia

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Icon

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Symbol, Religious

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Religious Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

12 in

Width

9 in

Depth

1-1/2 in

Exhibitions

Spirit Made Tangible: The Scheuring Icon Collection (2006)

Surveying the Sacred: Analysis of the Scheuring Collection of Eastern Orthodox Icons (2025)

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

In contrast to 2005.02.108 and 2005.02.061, this icon shows both the Virgin and Gabriel in the same panel. As Gabriel approaches the Virgin, gesturing in speech and carrying an olive branch, she reacts with surprise, while kneeling at a lectern with a text. The Virgin wears a white veil, a red tunic, and a blue cloak. The entire image is strongly influenced by Western European models and shuns the Byzantine tradition (compare to 2005.02.061, in which Byzantine elements are clearly present).