The Annunciation
by Jan van Eyck, 1436
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by Jan van Eyck, 1436
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Jan van Eyck painted this Annunciation around 1434-1436, using the oil technique he helped perfect. The angel Gabriel announces to Mary that she will bear the Son of God. Her reply is written upside down so that God, looking down, can read it.
Every detail carries meaning. The white lilies signify Mary's purity. The floor tiles depict scenes from the Hebrew Bible that prefigure Christ's life and death. The dove of the Holy Spirit descends on golden rays. Van Eyck rendered these symbols with breathtaking precision.
The painting's narrow format suggests it may have been wings of a triptych, though no central panel survives. It is one of the treasures of the National Gallery of Art and among the finest Northern Renaissance paintings in America.
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