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: from 1570 until 1572. Place of creation: Spain. Dimensions: height: 26 cm (10.2 in); width: 20 cm (7.8 in). Medium: oil on canvas mounted on panel. Collection: Museo del Prado. El Greco 058
