Virgin Annunciate by Antonello da Messina - c. 1476 - 45 × 34.5 cm Palazzo Abatellis Virgin Annunciate by Antonello da Messina - c. 1476 - 45 × 34.5 cm Palazzo Abatellis

Virgin Annunciate

Oil on wood • 45 × 34.5 cm
  • Antonello da Messina - c. 1430 - February 1479 Antonello da Messina c. 1476

In this painting, Da Messina took a common subject and presented it in a unique way. While reading, the Virgin Mary is interrupted by an angel, who announces that she will conceive and bear Jesus, the Son of God. While painters at the time usually depicted this subject with the angel as well, Da Messina broke from tradition and decided to present Mary in a more intimate manner.