8 - Bas-relief on slate depicting the Annunciation. Ligurian-Lombard workshop, late 15th–16th century.

Bas-relief on slate depicting the Annunciation. Ligurian-Lombard workshop, late 15th–16th century. 88 x 41 x 7 cm This bas-relief may have originally served as an overdoor. The composition depicts the kneeling Archangel Gabriel holding a scroll, a vase with lilies—a symbol of the Virgin’s purity—and Mary between a lectern bearing the Holy Scriptures and an architectural seat. Origin Milanese Antiques Market Exhibition, Edith Moncelesan, April 21–May 7, 1978. In the sacristy of the church of Nostra Signora del Carmine and Sant’Agnese in Genoa, there is a bas-relief in black Promontorio stone with a similar composition depicting the Annunciation, dated between the 15th and 16th centuries.