The Annunciation

Image credit: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

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The Angel Gabriel announces to the Virgin that she will bear the son of God (Luke 1: 26–28); the walled garden and closed gate are symbols of Mary's purity. The inspiration for this composition was Fra Angelico's small 'Annunciation' of c.1450–1452 (Museo di San Marco, Florence), one of a series of scenes decorating the doors of the silver reliquary chest in SS Annunziata. This painting has clear affinities with the work of Zanobi Strozzi (1412–1468).

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Oxford

Title

The Annunciation

Medium

tempera & gilding on panel

Measurements

H 23.2 x W 19.6 cm

Accession number

WA1850.25

Acquisition method

Fox-Strangways Gift, 1850

Work type

Painting

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Beaumont Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 2PH England

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