🕊️ Faith & Scripture
Annunciation
Filippo Lippi · 1450
Why it's great
The angel Gabriel kneels before Mary in a garden and a courtyard painted in clear perspective. Filippo Lippi painted this in about 1450, and the lilies mean that Mary is pure.
Where to see it
📍 TateCity of Westminster, United Kingdom
Open in Maps ↗Hang it on your wall
⬇ Hi-res download
1,600 × 709 px · 1.1 megapixels
This is the largest scan on Wikimedia Commons, which is fairly small for a big print. The museum that owns it may offer a larger one.
File page & license ↗
Three places to look for a print of this painting, from budget to museum-grade:
💵 Budget
Etsy ↗
Posters and simple prints from small sellers, usually the lowest prices.
🖼️ Mid-range
Fine Art America ↗
Good printing on paper, canvas or metal, made to order, with framing options.
🏛️ High-end
Meisterdrucke ↗
Museum-grade giclée prints on archival paper or canvas, the closest to the real thing.
These links open search results on each shop's own website; we don't sell anything or earn a commission, and print quality varies by seller. Ask a grown-up before you buy anything.
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Filippo Lippi was a Florentine painter born in 1406, who was a Carmelite friar for much of his life. He painted tender Madonnas with real, lovely faces, and his son Filippino also became a painter. He died in Spoleto in 1469.
