Annunciation (El Greco, Illescas)

Annunciation is a 1603-1605 painting by El Greco, produced as part of a contract to provide paintings for a church in Illescas, Toledo. The painting still hangs in the church, the Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad, with three others from the same set (Charity, Coronation of the Virgin and Nativity), whilst the fifth is now in the National Museum of Art of Romania (Marriage of the Virgin).

Annunciation
ArtistEl Greco
Year1603-1605
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions128 cm diameter (50 in)
LocationSantuario de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad, Illsecas

It is a simplification of the composition used by the artist for the Annunciation on the Doña María de Aragón Altarpiece.

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