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The Archangel Gabriel  1490

by Luca Signorelli

This image of the archangel Gabriel is a fragment from a much larger painting of the Annunciation, which had the Virgin Mary on the right (now in a private collection). The white lily held by the archangel is symbolic of Mary's purity. The perfectly regular profile, the long curling hair, the gracefulness of the hands, and the overall emphasis on contour lines are characte...
Size: 
H: 30 13/16 x W: 21 3/16 in. (78.3 x 53.8)
Medium: 
oil on panel
Credit: 
Courtesy of the Walters Art Museum