Two Windows Depicting the Annunciation and Adoration of the Magi (c. 1410–20): Art, History and Details

Two Windows Depicting the Annunciation and Adoration of the Magi (c. 1410–20) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

The panels come from the tracery window of a Gothic church in Styria showing the life of the Virgin Mary. They are among the main examples of Austrian stained glass from the early 1400s, showing the main influences of the Bohemian Beautiful Style, which is characterized by elegant figures, a vibrant color palette, and an abundance of ornamental drapery.

Object facts

• Title: Two Windows Depicting the Annunciation and Adoration of the Magi
• Date: c. 1410–20
• Culture: Austria, Styria, 15th century
• Type: Glass
• Technique: glass
• Dimensions: Overall: 73 x 49 cm (28 3/4 x 19 5/16 in.); Overall: 72 x 49 cm (28 3/8 x 19 5/16 in.)
• Collection: MED - Medieval Art
• Department: Medieval Art
• Accession number: 2024.171

A detail from the museum

Mary looks distressed and her hesitation is depicted in the face of the Angel’s message.

Collection credit

Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund

Further reading listed by the museum

• Diocesan Archives, Graz, Acten, 1839. 363, 702.
• Steiermark, Landesarchiv, Gubernialakten, 1839. Fascicule 38.
• Mitteilungen der K.K. Zentralkommission fiir Erforschung und Erhaltung der Kunst- und historischen Denkmale, n.f. XI. Vienna: Gerold, 1885. p. 62 ff.

View the collection record

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