Verkündigung Mariae zwischen den hll. Sebastian und Lucia,

um 1508

Material / Technology / Carrier

Pappelholz

Dimensions of the object

174,2 x 202,1 cm

Displayed

Not on display

Department

Italienische Malerei

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

1070

Acquisition

1832 durch König Ludwig I. in Florenz erworben

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München

Citation

Mariotto Albertinelli, Verkündigung Mariae zwischen den hll. Sebastian und Lucia, um 1508, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/A9xlyKMLWv (Last updated on 16.01.2023)

Albertinelli relocates the Annunciation to a hall-like interior space that opens up in the background onto a landscape that finds a counterpart in the foreground in the imaginary niches. Details such as the arrow or the hem of St Lucia's robe protrude from the foreground, thus creating a playful optical illusion for the spectator. While the calm figurative composition, the pietra-serena architecture and the view all draw on the works of Pietro Perugino, the powerful presence of the angel points to Fra Bartolommeo, with whom Albertinelli repeatedly worked.