El Greco (6) 엘 그레코
El Greco 1541 – 1614
The Annunciation (1576)
oil on canvas (117 × 98 cm) — c. 1576
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
This work is linked to Luke 1:28
Luke 1 - New Testament
The Gospel According to Saint Luke 1 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, 2 Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and mi
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While reading at a desk, Mary is visited by the archangel Gabriel. He tells her the message from God: she will soon have a son.
The setting is quite plain: a floor with lines to suggest depth, a curtain for closure and a desk.
This is one of the many Annunciations that El Greco made. This one may have been made while he was still in Italy, given the Venetian style features such as light and colours. Some 25 years later El Greco made this version.