The Annunciation with two Kneeling Donors
Filippo Lippi
Fra' Filippo Lippi, O.Carm.also called Lippo Lippi, was an Italian painter of the Quattrocento (15th century).
Max Resolution:929×1008 PX
Title:The Annunciation with two Kneeling Donors
Artists:Filippo Lippi
Date:1455
Style:Early Renaissance
Genre:religious painting
Medium:oil,panel,tempera
Location:National Gallery of Ancient Art (GNAA), Rome, Italy
Dimensions:153×143 cm
Copyright:Public domain
The Annunciation is a painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Filippo Lippi. Dating to 1440-45, it is housed in the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica of Palazzo Barberini, 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.