The Annunciation in Mary's Chamber: Art, Intimacy, and Devotion in the Low Countries (15th - Early 16th Centuries) - Volume Two - Catalog of Paintings

The Annunciation in Mary’s Chamber explores the domestic iconography of early Netherlandish Annunciation paintings in the context of domestic devotion. Drawing on a vast array of archival documents, catechetical manuals, and close visual analyses, Thor-Oona Pignarre-Altermatt argues that domestic devotional practices provided the framework for an intimate spirituality based on the use of books, images and objects during daily prayer. While Annunciation paintings have primarily prompted symb...