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The Angel of the Annunciation [recto]
1500/1504
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- pen and brown ink over black chalk on laid paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 11.8 x 15.2 cm (4 5/8 x 6 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1972.23.1.a
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Fra Bartolomeo. The Angel of the Annunciation [recto]. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
The Angel of the Annunciation [recto] — Fra Bartolommeo. 1500/1504.
Medium: pen and brown ink over black chalk on laid paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 11.8 x 15.2 cm (4 5/8 x 6 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1972.23.1.a. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.