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VERONESE, Paolo: Annunciation

🖼 Annunciation, c. 1560
Oil on canvas
110 × 87 cm
Pedralbes, Spain

Luminous light floods a palatial interior where the Virgin kneels before the descending angel, rendered in Veronese's characteristic rich colors and dynamic diagonal composition. This grand, theatrical interpretation transforms the sacred moment into an aristocratic spectacle, reflecting Counter-Reformation Venice's embrace of spiritual drama and sensory magnificence.

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E. H. Gombrich
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