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ANDREA DEL SARTO: Annunciation

🖼 Annunciation, c. 1528
Oil on wood
96 × 189 cm
Florence, Italy

Soft light bathes two figures in architectural space—Mary recoils gracefully as Gabriel delivers his divine message, rendered in del Sarto's characteristic sfumato. This work exemplifies High Renaissance restraint, replacing dramatic gestures with psychological subtlety and spiritual intimacy that influenced Mannerist developments.

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