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词条 Annunciation (Caravaggio)
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| image_file=Caravaggio_-_The_Annunciation.JPG
| title=Annunciation
| other_language_1 = Italian
| other_title_1 = Annunciazione
| artist=Caravaggio
| year=c. 1608
| type=Oil painting from wood transferred to canvas
| height_metric=285
| width_metric=205
| metric_unit=cm
| imperial_unit=in
| city=Nancy
| museum=Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy
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The Annunciation is an oil painting by the Italian master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, finished around 1608. It housed in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy.

The painting has been considerably damaged and retouched, and what remains of Caravaggio's brushwork is the angel, who bears a resemblance to the figure in John the Baptist at the Fountain. The illusionistic treatment of the angel, floating on his cloud and seeming to protrude outside the picture plane, is more Baroque than is normal for Caravaggio, but the contrast between the energetic pose of the heavenly messenger and the receptive Mary is dramatically and psychologically effective. The loose brushwork is typical of Caravaggio's later period.

The painting was given by Henry II, Duke of Lorraine, to his primatial church in Nancy as the main altarpiece, and was perhaps acquired by one of the Duke's sons in the course of a visit to Malta in 1608.

Description

The painting is composed of two figures. The angel above the Virgin is attributed to being Gabriel who was the angel of the annunciation. The lilies that Gabriel holds are also a symbol of the Virgin. The Virgin is in a prostrate position as she is being told by Gabriel of God’s plan for her. The painting exhibits Caravaggio’s signature sfumato and tenebrism, with almost the entire painting being dark except for the two main figures.

References

  • {{cite book|first=John |last=Gash|title=Caravaggio|year=2003|isbn=1-904449-22-0}}
  • {{cite book|authorlink=Peter Robb (author)|last=Robb|first=Peter|title=M|year=1998|isbn=0-312-27474-2}}

External links

{{Commons category|The Annunciation by Caravaggio|Annunciation (Caravaggio)}}
  • Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy
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