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MEMLING, Hans: Annunciation

🖼 Annunciation, 1467-70
Oil on panels. (each)
83.3 × 26.5 cm
Bruges, Belgium

Golden light floods the interior as Gabriel kneels before Mary, their figures framed by Gothic architecture and rich detail in oil. Memling's Flemish masterpiece transforms the sacred moment into intimate domestic space, establishing the Annunciation as spiritually accessible to contemporary viewers.

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