Mérode Altarpiece
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The Mérode Altarpiece is an early Netherlandish triptych painting, celebrated for its detailed domestic depiction of the Annunciation and attributed to the workshop of Robert Campin.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Annunciation Triptych (Mérode Altarpiece) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early Netherlandish painting
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religious painting ⓘ triptych ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Annunciation Triptych NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important example of Early Netherlandish domestic religious imagery
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key work in transition from medieval to Renaissance art in the North ⓘ noted for meticulous detail and symbolism ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Robert Campin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralPanelSubject | Annunciation in a domestic interior ⓘ |
| collection | The Cloisters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Netherlands ⓘ |
| creator | workshop of Robert Campin ⓘ |
| culture | Flemish ⓘ |
| depicts |
Annunciation
NERFINISHED
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candle just extinguished ⓘ domestic interior ⓘ donor portraits ⓘ lilies in a vase ⓘ mousetraps ⓘ tiny Christ Child carrying a cross ⓘ tools of carpentry ⓘ townscape ⓘ |
| function | private devotional altarpiece ⓘ |
| genre | Christian art ⓘ |
| iconographyFeature |
extinguished candle symbolizing Incarnation
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lilies symbolizing purity of Mary ⓘ symbolic domestic objects ⓘ symbolism of mousetrap as trap for the devil ⓘ |
| inception |
circa 1425
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circa 1427 ⓘ |
| leftPanelSubject |
donor couple
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donor’s wife ⓘ |
| location |
New York City
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| mainSubject |
Archangel Gabriel
NERFINISHED
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Incarnation of Christ ⓘ Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
oak panel
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oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Early Netherlandish art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mérode family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | The Metropolitan Museum of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paintingTechnique | oil on panel ⓘ |
| panelLayout | three panels ⓘ |
| previousOwner | Mérode family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightPanelSubject |
Joseph’s workshop
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Saint Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 15th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Annunciation Triptych (Mérode Altarpiece)