Photograph on card
Category
Photographs
Date
Unknown
Materials
Measurements
390 x 528 mm
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Quarry Bank, Cheshire
NT 1453246.14
Summary
One of a set of thirty two mounted photographs showing aspects of Venice and Florence, this one shows a Florentine bas relief work by Luca della Robbia (1400 - 1482) and is a semi circle set into an arch and depicts the Annunciation, edged with cherubs, there is the angel to the left and the Virgin Mary to the right looked on from above by God who is sending a dove to earth, surrounded by angels. The text on the photograph reads "4696 Firenze (Spedale degli Innocenti). L'Annunziazione; lunette di Luca della Robbia."