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Madonna from the Annunciation, 1340-1344
Simone Martini, c.1284-1344
Tempera on panel; 30.5 x 21.5 cm
In Martini's painting the Madonna is
depicted in the traditional pose of the
confused Virgin listening to the words
of the Archangel Gabriel, who has
come to announce the birth of Christ.
Martini's Madonna is elegant and
lyrical and the linear rhythm, the
exquisite beauty of the colouring and
the meticulous rendering of the
miniature ornamental motifs are
typical of the artist. This work was
created in Avignon, where the artist
worked at the papal court. It is the
left panel of a diptych, the right
panel of which is now in the National
Gallery of Art, Washington.
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