The Annunciation
Historical Context
The Master of the Virgo inter Virgines painted this Annunciation around 1500 in Delft. This anonymous master's angular, emotionally intense style gives his religious scenes a haunting quality. His Annunciation likely displayed the same unsettling psychological depth that characterizes all his work. The tempera-on-panel medium required a carefully gessoed surface and was painted in fine, precise layers, yielding a luminous, jewel-like surface of great durability.
Technical Analysis
Oil on panel with the Master's characteristic thin, angular figures and intense emotional atmosphere. The Annunciation scene is rendered with the visionary quality that distinguishes this unique painter.
