Cestello Annunciation
1489 Uffizi Gallery
About this artwork
This tempera painting depicts the Annunciation, with the Archangel Gabriel kneeling before the Virgin Mary, presenting her with a lily as a symbol of purity. The scene is set in an interior space that opens to a detailed landscape through a window.
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The Cestello Annunciation is renowned for its elegant linear style and the delicate portrayal of the figures' emotions. It was painted for the chapel of the monastery of Cestello (now Santa Maria Maddalena de' Pazzi) in Florence, showcasing Botticelli's mastery of perspective and light in creating a harmonious balance between the sacred event and the natural world.
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Cestello Annunciation
Sandro Botticelli, 1489
