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LEONARDO da Vinci: Annunciation

🖼 Annunciation, 1472-75
Tempera on wood
90 × 222 cm
Florence, Italy

Painted early in his career, the work demonstrates his revolutionary approach to composition, with the figures arranged in a carefully constructed space that draws the viewer into an intimate moment of spiritual significance. The painting showcases Leonardo's characteristic attention to natural detail and his ability to capture complex human emotion, establishing it as a landmark in Italian Renaissance art.

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