The Annunciation, also known as Murate Annunciation, is a painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Filippo Lippi, finished around 1443–1450, originally for the Monastero delle Murate, in Floarance.[1] It is housed in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany.[2]
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| Artist | Filippo Lippi |
| Year | c. 1443–1450 |
| Medium | Oil on panel |
| Dimensions | 203 cm × 186 cm (80 in × 73 in) |
| Location | Alte Pinakothek, Munich |
It depicts the Annunciation—the announcement made by the archangel Gabriel to Mary that she would conceive and bear Jesus Christ. Gabriel is depicted as particularly youthful, with the a tall slender Mary—standing behind a small lectern—almost appearing as a "porcelain statue at an altar or shrine", according to Susan von Rohr Scaff.[1] Lippi also includes additional figures of witnessing angels.[2]
See also
edit- Lippi's Annunciation (Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica)
- Lippi's Annunciation (Galleria Doria Pamphilj)
References
edit- ^ a b von Rohr Scaff, Susan (2002). "The Virgin Annunciate in Italian Art of the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance". College Literature. 29 (3): 109–123. ISSN 0093-3139.
- ^ a b Nygren, Barnaby (2004). "Immersed in Things of the Body: Humor and Meaning in an "Annunciation" by Filippo Lippi". Studies in Iconography. 25: 174 & 177. ISSN 0148-1029. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
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