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ANGELICO, Fra: Annunciation (Cell 3)

🖼 Annunciation (Cell 3), 1440-42
Fresco
176 × 148 cm
Florence, Italy

Soft light bathes two figures in a spare cell: Gabriel kneels before Mary, his gesture delicate, her posture serene. Painted directly on the convent wall, this intimate fresco transforms the monk's private room into sacred space, inviting quiet contemplation of Mary's acceptance.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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