The work represents the moment when the archangel saint gabriel announced to the virgin mary that she would be the mother of the messiah. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: circa 1663. Dimensions: height: 205 cm (80.7 in); width: 282 cm (111 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Museo del Prado. La Anunciación, de Francisco Rizi (Museo del Prado)