The Annunciation is a painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Filippo Lippi. Dating to 1440–1445, it is housed in the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica of Palazzo Barberini, Rome.
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Artist | Filippo Lippi |
Year | 1440–1445 |
Medium | Tempera on panel |
Dimensions | 153 cm × 144 cm (60 in × 57 in) |
Location | Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome |
The composition pivots around the Virgin, who occupies the centre of the scene. In the background, on the right, two small figures of women are riding a stair. The two donor portraits show the unknown donors kneeling behind a cordonata. That they were represented in natural size (i.e., in the same size as the religious figures) was a relatively new stylistic feature.
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