The work represents the moment when the archangel saint gabriel announced to the virgin mary that she would be the mother of jesus christ, the messiah. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: between 1597 and 1600. Place of creation: Spain. Dimensions: height: 315 cm (10.3 ft); width: 174 cm (68.5 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Museo del Prado. Anunciacion Prado(2)
