Annunciation

The "Annunciation" by Filippo Lippi is a remarkable religious painting from the Early renaissance period, created around 1449–1459. This tempera on panel depicts the Angel Gabriel announcing to the Virgin Mary that she will conceive Jesus. Originally part of the decorative lunettes commissioned for the Palazzo Medici in Florence, it was likely placed above a door or bed. The painting shares a pendant with Lippi's "Seven Saints" and exemplifies the elegant style and attention to detail characteristic of Renaissance Fresco techniques, emphasizing harmony, perspective, and religious themes.