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GRECO, El: Annunciation

GRECO, El
🖼 Annunciation, 1568
Tempera on panel
24 × 18 cm
Modena, Italy

Ethereal light breaks through darkness as the angel Gabriel descends toward Mary, their elongated figures twisting in spiritual ecstasy. El Greco's mystical vision revolutionized religious art through dramatic verticality and emotional intensity, establishing Mannerism's spiritual power in Counter-Reformation Spain.

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