The work represents the moment when the archangel saint gabriel announced to the virgin mary that she would conceive a son through the holy spirit and that she would be the mother of the messiah. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: 1637. Dimensions: height: 134 cm (52.7 in); width: 77 cm (30.3 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Virgin Mary. Collection: Museo del Prado. Antonio Pereda y Salgado, "La Anunciación", 1637
