In Ivanov’s sketch, Mary stands in blue inside a burst of white light, and a tall winged angel steps toward her. The light seems to explode outward from her.
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Other masters in room 2, Be It unto Me:
Carl Bloch
The Annunciation, 1865–1879
Oil on copper
Museum of National History, Frederiksborg Castle
One of the 23 King's Oratory paintings
Frans Schwartz
The Annunciation, 1899
Etching
SMK, the National Gallery of Denmark (KKS7630)
Frans Schwartz
The Annunciation of the Virgin Mary, 1915–1917
Oil on canvas
Image from the Bruun Rasmussen auction house, Copenhagen
James Tissot
The Annunciation, 1886–1894
Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper
Brooklyn Museum, purchased by public subscription (00.159.16)
Where to see it
State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
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Image: Wikimedia Commons. The work itself is in the public domain.
