The Annuciation

About this work

This painting, "The Annunciation," shows an angel and a woman in a room. The angel is on the left, wearing a long white robe and a gold cape. He has a gold crown on his head and is holding a long staff with a white banner. The woman is on the right, wearing a long red dress and a black cape. She has a gold crown on her head and is holding her hands together in front of her chest. The room has a stone floor and a stone wall with an arched doorway. There is a small table with a green box on it. The background is a blue sky with a few trees and a building in the distance. The painting is held at the Victoria and Albert Museum.