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A winged, blond angel kneels facing our right in profile wearing a gold garment, and is shown against a gold background in this vertical painting. The textured robe the angel wears is a similar color to the background, and with the golden hair and wings, the painting is almost entirely gold. The angel’s pale skin has a greenish cast but the cheeks are rosy. Blond hair curls around the face and falls over the shoulders. The angel looks to our right with slitted eyes over a long, straight nose, and pale pink lips are closed. The hand farther from us is drawn across the chest and tucked under…

The Angel of the Annunciation

Simone Martini (Sienese, active from 1315; died 1344)

c. 1330 · tempera on poplar panel

National Gallery of Art · Samuel H. Kress Collection

Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)

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