Although veronese is best known for his large-scale, pageant-like presentations, here the artist has taken the narrative of the annunciation (the announcement of the angel gabriel to the virgin mary that she would conceive and bear a son) and compressed the figures close to one another, creating a startling intimacy. According to a tradition established by the medieval writer saint bernard, mary has been reading from the old testament prophecy of isaiah (7:14), "a young woman is with child and she will bear a son. ". Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: 1575. Place of creation: Italy, 16th century. Dimensions: Framed: 176 x 159.5 x 9.5 cm (69 5/16 x 62 13/16 x 3 3/4 in.); Unframed: 150 x 133.4 cm (59 1/16 x 52 1/2 in.). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art. Clevelandart 1950.251
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