Annunciation
To scale 31 x 25 in on the wall
Representative Hand-applied gesso embellishment
About the Artwork
This fresco was painted for the dormitory corridor of the Convent of San Marco in Florence, the Dominican friary rebuilt by Michelozzo for Cosimo de' Medici and decorated throughout by Fra Giovanni da Fiesole, known to history as Fra Angelico (c. 1395-1455). The San Marco Annunciation is among the most celebrated of the approximately fifty frescoes he executed there between roughly 1438 and 1445, works intended not as public altarpieces but as private aids to monastic contemplation. The architecture in the painting is not merely setting: the arched loggia mirrors the actual arcade of the convent, drawing the friar who paused here into the sacred space itself. Giorgio Vasari wrote that Fra Angelico never lifted his brush without first praying, and the serene, untheatrical quality of the work bears that account out. The fresco is today preserved in situ at the Museo di San Marco, Florence, where it remains one of the defining images of Early Renaissance painting and of Christian devotional art at large.
Product Specifications
- Finished size
- 31 x 25 in
- Frame
- Gold, premium resin, mitred
- Canvas
- Heavyweight Fredrix poly/cotton
- Finish
- Hand-applied gesso embellishment
- Inks
- Archival HP Latex, 100-year colorfastness
- Stretcher
- Solid poplar, kiln dried
- Hanging
- Wire and dust cover fitted
- Item
- 2800221
Shipping, Returns & Care
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Care & Hanging
Every piece arrives ready to hang: wire hardware pre-installed, kraft paper dust cover, gallery-finished corners.
Hanging: Every painting ships with a double-nail courtesy hook rated for every size, Estate included.
Care: Dust lightly with a soft, dry cloth as needed. Avoid direct sunlight to preserve the colors. Avoid hanging in high-humidity environments (bathrooms with active showers). Our finish is durable but is not waterproof.
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