On-line gallery
- Reference number
- P00970
- Author
- Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban (Spanish)
- Title
- The Annunciation
- Chronology
- Ca. 1660
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 125 cm x 103 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- COLECCION REAL
- Procedence
- Royal Collection
A New Testament scene (Luke 1,
26-38) that depicts the Archangel
Gabriel's Annunciation to the
Virgin Mary and her acceptance of
the fact that she will become the
Mother of God through the
intercession of the Holy Ghost. The
Virgin is accompanied by three of
her traditional attributes: a
sewing basket and book, which
symbolize her hard work and
devotion; and a spray of lilies,
which symbolize her purity.
This devotional painting belonged
to a type of straightforward and
very tender works that were very
successful in Sevillian society
following the plague epidemic of
1649.
This canvas was acquired in Seville
in 1729-33 by Queen Isabel de
Farnesio and is listed in the 1746
inventory of the La Granja Palace
and the 1749 inventory of the
Aranjuez Palace, both in Madrid.
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