The actual masterwork “Annunziata” by Antonello da Messina (c. 1430-1479) may be seen at the Palazzo Abatellis (the Gallery of Art for the Region of Sicily) in Palermo. The feast day, Annunziata or “Virgin Annunciate,” is celebrated on March 25. It recognizes when the angel Gabriel told the Virgin Mary she was chosen to give…
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Virgin Annunciate by da Messina
This exquisite work is “Annunziata” by Antonello da Messina (c1430-1479). Annunziata or “Virgin Annunciate” (March 25 is the feast day celebrating when the angel Gabriel told the Virgin Mary she’d give birth to Jesus.) may be seen at the Palazzo Abatellis in Palermo. It was painted towards the end of da Messina’s life around 1476…