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Something – or someone – has interrupted the Virgin Mary’s reading. This panel was probably part of a large image which included the angel Gabriel, the cause of her surprise. Gabriel brought her the news that she would conceive a child by the Holy Ghost, and that he would be the son of God (Luke 1: 26–38). She is seated against the backdrop of a hazy wild landscape with rocky precipices on one side and an ordered city on the other. Strong dark lines can be seen through the paint surface, particularly in the Virgin’s hands and neck. This is the design Tura drew onto the panel before he began to paint. The way in which he outlined features is very recognisable and can sometimes, as here, appear exaggerated and unnatural – her knuckles, for example, seem excessively bony.
Title
The Virgin Annunciate
Date
probably about 1475-80
Medium
Oil and egg on poplar
Measurements
H 45.1 x W 34 cm
Accession number
NG905
Acquisition method
Bought, 1874
Work type
Painting
