Annunciation
Hans Memling · 1480
Why it's great
The angel Gabriel kneels in front of Mary in a bright room with a bed and a pitcher of lilies. Hans Memling painted it in about 1480, and the little details of the room are charming.
Where to see it
📍 Metropolitan Museum of ArtManhattan, United States
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Hans Memling was born in Germany in about 1435 and became the most successful painter in Bruges, in what is now Belgium. His calm, sweet and beautifully detailed religious pictures and portraits were bought by rich merchants and bankers from all over Europe. He died in Bruges in 1494.
