A gilded copper fragment from a morse, the clasp that fastened a liturgical cope, titled "Morse Fragment with the Archangel Gabriel," French work of about 1250. Gabriel is the messenger archangel of the Annunciation, sent to tell Mary she would bear a son, and appears across the Christian tradition as the herald of divine announcement. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Medieval Art department, under accession 1999.520.
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Physical Form
MediumGilded copper, French, ca. 1250, Metropolitan Museum of Art 1999.520 1 Medium (class) Connections
Belongs to Tradition
Source Morse Fragment with the Archangel Gabriel, accession 1999.520 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Depicts
The Met's own title for this morse fragment names the subject outright, "the Archangel Gabriel," a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.
Source Morse Fragment with the Archangel Gabriel, accession 1999.520 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Originated In
Source Metropolitan Museum of Art: Morse Fragment with the Archangel Gabriel (Metropolitan Museum of Art open access record)
Sources
1. Morse Fragment with the Archangel Gabriel, accession 1999.520 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art- accession 1999.520
catalogue record, medium/object-type description
A gilded copper fragment from a morse, the clasp that fastened a liturgical cope, titled "Morse Fragment with the Archangel Gabriel," French work of about 1250.
View the Source Metropolitan Museum of Art: Morse Fragment with the Archangel Gabriel (Metropolitan Museum of Art open access record)
Metropolitan Museum of ArtOriginated In: France, countryQuote, Originated In: France, country
"country": "France"
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