


This work is by a Spanish artist who worked in Catalonia in the latter half of the 14th century but was also active in Sardinia. It shows the Annunciation to Mary by the angel in a beautiful purple robe in a way that almost disappears after the Council of Trent (1545-63) – a tiny figure showing Jesus’ incarnation in the Virgin’s belly. The pictorial space is cramped: the vase of lilies, probably alluding to the virginity of Mary, seems to spill out towards us.

AUTHOR Pere Serra
DATE c. 1404
OBJECT TYPE AND MATERIAL Tempera on panel
DIMENSIONS cm 59 x 39
INVENTORY 2149
ROOM IV
Work on display