{"product_id":"18th-c-dual-engraving-of-arch-frieze-annunciation-virgin-mary-and-archangel-gabriel","title":"18th C Dual Engraving of Arch Frieze - Annunciation (Virgin Mary and Archangel Gabriel)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrints of Classical Sculpture \u0026amp; Architecture - Bartolozzi - Arch Frieze of Annunciation #1\u003cbr\u003eAnnunciation (2)\u003cbr\u003e18th C (1770-1790)\u003cbr\u003e15.75\"\" x 12.25\"\" (Left) \/ 15.75\"\" x 12\"\" (Right)\u003cbr\u003eline engraving\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnnunciation, featuring:\u003cbr\u003eThe Virgin Mary on the left, labeled: \"\"Sma Virgo ab Angelo salutata\"\"\u003cbr\u003eThe Archangel Gabriel on the right, labeled: \"\"Gabriel Archangelus B.M.V. salutans\"\"\u003cbr\u003eThese two plates together form a cohesive diptych-like image that would have originally depicted the biblical moment when Gabriel announces to Mary that she will conceive the Son of God.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRefers to the painter Domenichino Zampieri (1581–1641), a renowned Italian Baroque artist, meaning the engraving is based on one of his original compositions.\u003cbr\u003eLikely Natale Vanni, the draftsman who created the drawing for the engraver to work from.\u003cbr\u003eStands for Francesco Bartolozzi (1727–1815), the famous Italian engraver active in London. “Sc.” is short for sculpsit, meaning “engraved it.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe layout and architectural curve suggest it might have been copied from a fresco or altarpiece with an arch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"For the Louvre of Antiques LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49022393516287,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/8780\/4927\/files\/C96E5DA5-63E6-41F0-AF17-19DA474D4ADF.png?v=1786895147","url":"https:\/\/forthelouvreofantiques.com\/fr\/products\/18th-c-dual-engraving-of-arch-frieze-annunciation-virgin-mary-and-archangel-gabriel","provider":"For the Louvre of Antiques LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}