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WEYDEN, Rogier van der: Annunciation Triptych

🖼 Annunciation Triptych, c. 1440
Oil on oak panel (central panel) (each wing)
86 × 92 cm
Paris, France

Soft light bathes the Virgin as the Angel Gabriel approaches, rendered in luminous oils with meticulous detail across three panels. This revolutionary triptych epitomizes Flemish devotion, merging intimate spirituality with architectural grandeur to transform a biblical moment into lived experience.

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