"The Annunciation," Folio from the Bellini Album

Unknown

ca. 1600 · Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper · Islamic Art

This album incorporates numerous Western prints as well as examples of Ottoman and Safavid painting and calligraphy. The Annunciation by Cornelis Cort on this folio attests to the type of artistic models that would have transmitted Western styles and motifs to Ottoman realms.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1600

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Louis V. Bell Fund, 1967