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LOTTO, Lorenzo: Angel of the Annunciation

🖼 Angel of the Annunciation, c. 1530
Oil on canvas
82 × 42 cm
Jesi, Italy

Rendered in luminous oil, the angel twists mid-flight, robes billowing with dynamic energy and celestial grace. Lotto's psychological intensity transforms the Annunciation from devotional formula into intimate spiritual encounter, emphasizing the angel's emotional urgency and Mary's profound reaction.

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