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LIPPI, Fra Filippo: The Annunciation

🖼 The Annunciation, 1435-40
Tempera on panel
100 × 161 cm
Washington, United States

Soft light bathes two figures separated by architectural space—Mary kneels in prayer while Gabriel approaches with lilies, rendered in delicate tempera with gold accents. Lippi's intimate composition revolutionized religious narrative by emphasizing psychological presence over hierarchical distance, influencing Renaissance devotional imagery.

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