Annunciation, The

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Detail from Jan van Eyck's The Annunciation shows the Virgin Mary in blue robes with raised hands, an open book, white lilies, and part of the angel Gabriel in ornate garments.

Annunciation, The

painting by Jan van Eyck

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Jan van Eyck
…more archaic “Eyckian” paintings, including The Annunciation and The Three Marys at the Tomb. A problem arises, however, because the inscription itself is a 16th-century transcription, and earlier references make no mention of Hubert. Albrecht Dürer, for instance, praised only Jan van Eyck during his visit to Ghent in 1521,…
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…more archaic “Eyckian” paintings, including The Annunciation and The Three Marys at the Tomb. A problem arises, however, because the inscription itself is a 16th-century transcription, and earlier references make no mention of Hubert. Albrecht Dürer, for instance, praised only Jan van Eyck during his visit to Ghent in 1521,…
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