Annunciation
1535
oil
From the collection of Uffizi Gallery
1535
oil
From the collection of Uffizi Gallery
In this painting, a woman kneels on the right, hands clasped to her chest. She wears a red dress with a blue cloak, and a golden halo surrounds her head. On the left, an angel points upward, dressed in green with red wings and a red cloak. The background features a landscape with trees, hills, and buildings. A small white dove flies above the angel's hand, and a lily blooms at the angel's feet. The scene is set against a stone wall with columns, and a painting of a landscape hangs on the wall behind the angel. This painting depicts the Annunciation, a scene from the Bible. To learn more about this subject, look up the Annunciation.