Annunciation, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, circa 1660

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: circa 1660. Dimensions: height: 125 cm (49.2 in); width: 103 cm (40.5 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Virgin Mary. Collection: Museo del Prado. La anunciación (Murillo, h. 1660)