Download hi-res imageTITLEAnnunciation AUTHORBernardo Zenale DATEc. 1523 OBJECT TYPE AND MATERIALOil on panel DIMENSIONScm 265 x 165 INVENTORY456 ROOMXI Work on display
Gabriel announces the birth of Christ to Mary, but he is not alone. Above the pair we see numerous angles and the Archangels Jehudiel and Barachiel kneeling, The unusual scene is based on the Apocalypsis Nova, a work circulating at a time of renewal in the Church supported by the King of France, who had conquered Milan. In the background, The Fall of Man and Adam and Eve Expelled from Paradise based on engravings by Dürer remind us that Jesus was born to redeem that sin.
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