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EYCK, Jan van: Annunciation

🖼 Annunciation, c. 1436
Oil on wood
39 × 24 cm
Madrid, Spain

Luminous interior space enfolds the Virgin and Angel Gabriel in prayer, rendered with crystalline detail and oil glazes that capture every texture. Van Eyck's revolutionary technique and symbolism—the tiny crucifixion reflected in the mirror, divine light streaming through windows—fundamentally transformed Northern Renaissance painting.

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