The Annunciation – After Guido Reni, gouache on vellum, Italy, 18th century
An elegant religious miniature painted in gouache on vellum depicting the Annunciation, a major scene in Christian iconography drawn from the New Testament.
The composition follows the classic arrangement in which the Archangel Gabriel—wings unfurled and wrapped in swirling drapery—bows to the left before the Virgin, offering her a lily (a symbol of purity), while the Virgin Mary, clad in a sky-blue mantle and a pink robe, pauses in her reading to receive the divine message.
Giltwood frame
Italy, 18th century
Dimensions: 43 cm x 29 cm
