The Annunciation
The Met
Artist: Girolamo Mazzola Bedoli(Italian, Viadana ca. 1505–ca. 1570 Parma)
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: 33 3/8 x 23 1/8 in. (84.8 x 58.7 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, Gwynne Andrews Fund, James S. Deely Gift, special funds, and other gifts and bequests, by exchange, 1982
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
A winged figure, an infant, and a kneeling woman, with a white bird descending
Detailed Description
Four main figures are depicted against a dark background. In the upper left, a white bird with outstretched wings descends. Below and to its right, a winged figure, mostly nude with blue drapery around its lower body, steps forward. This figure has light brown hair and looks towards the right, extending its right arm towards a nude infant. Its left arm is raised with the palm open. The infant sits on a raised platform or bed in the upper right, covered with white and red fabric, reaching out with both hands towards the winged figure. In the lower right, a woman kneels, her head bowed and eyes cast downwards. She wears a reddish-orange gown and a blue mantle, with her right hand raised, palm open. A dark, indistinct figure or object is partially visible behind the winged figure. A golden vessel with a white cloth sits on a dark step in the bottom right corner. The background is predominantly dark brown and green, with rich red drapery behind the infant.
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