The image depicts two figures. The first figure, on the left, is in a kneeling position with hands extended forward, covered in a long, flowing garment that drapes from head to floor. The second figure, on the right, stands with a forward lean, creating an arch with large, outstretched wings sprouting from its back. This figure has short, sleek hair and defined facial features, gently gazing towards a lit chalice held in its hand, as it offers it to the kneeling figure. The background is plain.
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The Annunciation (L'Annonciation)

Carlos Schwabe (French, 1866 - 1926)

1893

Medium
lithograph on China paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
overall: 42 x 58.6 cm (16 9/16 x 23 1/16 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Gift of the Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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