The Annunciation

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Plate 6: “Annunciation,” tempera on wood by Simone Martini, 1333 (saints on either side of the central panel by Lippo Memmi). In the Uffizi, Florence. 3.1 x 2.7 m.

Simone Martini: detail of The Annunciation

The Annunciation

painting by Simone Martini

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Simone Martini
On the other hand, the Annunciation triptych, painted for the Siena Cathedral (but now in the Uffizi, Florence), is deliberately unreal. Simone signed this work in 1333 with his brother-in-law, the Sienese painter Lippo Memmi, an associate for many years. The exquisite rhythm of the lines and dematerialized forms of…
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On the other hand, the Annunciation triptych, painted for the Siena Cathedral (but now in the Uffizi, Florence), is deliberately unreal. Simone signed this work in 1333 with his brother-in-law, the Sienese painter Lippo Memmi, an associate for many years. The exquisite rhythm of the lines and dematerialized forms of…
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