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Two panels in arched niches: an angel with feathered wings kneels at left, and the Virgin in a pale robe stands at right beneath a white dove.

The Annunciation: Archangel Gabriel and the Virgin Mary

Two painted panels show the angel Gabriel kneeling at left, one hand raised and holding a lily-stem, and the Virgin at right with hands crossed over her chest beneath a dove. Both figures wear pale, heavily folded robes against dark arched niches. The smooth, luminous oil technique on wood gives the figures a sculptural quality.

Artist
Gerard David
Date
ca. 1510
Medium
Oil on oak panel
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2565 × 3722 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1515).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975

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