The Annunciation

Sandro Botticelli, 1490, Metropolitan Museum of Art

‘The Annunciation’ is a work by Sandro Botticelli (Italy, 1445–1510). It is dated 1490. It is part of the collection Metropolitan Museum of Art. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Renaissance’.

It is made of tempera, gold leaf, and wood. It measures 19 × 31 cm. The work belongs to the genre religious art. The things depicted include Mary, woman, bedroom, and Gabriel.

The catalogue has 178 more works by Sandro Botticelli.

• The Renaissance