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: mannerism. Date: 1596. Dimensions: height: 315 cm (10.3 ft); width: 216 cm (85 in). Medium: oil on panel. Collection: National Sculpture Museum. Anunciación de la Virgen (Gregorio Martínez)