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| Title | The Annunciation | |
| Collection | Culture and Sport Glasgow (Museums): Kelvingrove Museum | |
| Artist | Attributed to after Boullogne, Bon (French painter, 1649-1717) Previously attributed to manner of Champaigne, Phillippe de (French painter and draftsman, 1602-1674) Previously attributed to manner of Vouet, Simon (French painter and draftsman, 1590-1649) |
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| Date Earliest | possibly 1800 | |
| Date Latest | possibly 1850 | |
| Description | This is a copy, with variations, after Boulogne's original L'Annonciation de la Vierge, in the Louvre, Paris. The treatment of the subject and its neoclassical pictorial elements, such as the ornament of the prayer desk and the detailed treatment of the floor, all date this copy to the first half of the nineteenth century. The work lacks real movement, a characteristic element of Boulogne's oeuvre, and the static composition combined with the crude drawing make this a poor copy. Bon de Boulogne was a history painter and examples of his work can be seen in the at Louvre and the Musée Magnin, Dijon. | |
| Current Accession Number | 217 | |
| Subject | religion (Annunciation) | |
| Measurements | 100.0 x 72.3 cm cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on canvas | |
| Acquisition Details | Bequeathed by Archibald McLellan 1854. | |
| Principal Exhibitions | Exhibition of Narrative Paintings, Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum, 1940 | |
| Publications | French Paintings and Drawings Illustrated Summary Catalogue, Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, 1985, p. 25. | |
| Rights Owner | Culture and Sport Glasgow (Museums) | |
| Author | Dr Georgia Toutziari | |