Annunciation (Lippi, Munich)

The Annunciation is a painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Filippo Lippi, finished around 1443–1450. It is housed in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany.

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• Filippo lippi s annunciation returns to san lorenzo
• Art for advent 2015 the annunciation and incarnational humanism
• References

It depicts the Virgin humbly accepting her role as mother of Jesus, with a hand on her breast, while the dove, symbol of the Holy Spirit, is given to her. The angel is kneeling next to her, also with a hand on his breast a greeting sign. The scene is framed into a portico opening to a close garden.