Virgin Annunciate
Antonello da Messina
Antonello da Messina, was an Italian painter from Messina, Sicily, active during the Italian Renaissance. His work shows strong influences
Max Resolution:452×600 PX
Title:Virgin Annunciate
Original Title:Annunciata
Artists:Antonello da Messina
Date:1474 - 1475
Style:Early Renaissance
Genre:religious painting
Medium:oil,panel
Location:Palazzo Abatellis (Patella), Palermo, Italy
Dimensions:35×45 cm
Copyright:Public domain
The Virgin Annunciate is a painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Antonello da Messina, housed in the Palazzo Abatellis, Palermo, region of Sicily, Italy. Probably painted in Sicily in 1476, it shows Mary interrupted at her reading by the Angel of the Annunciation.
"The painting was bequeathed to the Museo Nazionale (later, the Palazzo Abatellis) in 1906 by the Cavaliere Di Giovanni, who had purchased it from the Colluzio family in Palermo..."