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Annunciation (Caravaggio)

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Annunciation is an oil painting completed around 1608 by the Italian Baroque master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, depicting the biblical Annunciation. It is held today at the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Nancy in France. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Year Created
1608 1
Wikipedia gives circa 1608 as the completion date; no more precise year is attested.
Medium
Oil painting from wood transferred to canvas 1
Location
Musee des Beaux-Arts de Nancy 1
Classification
Genre
Painting 1
Sources
1. Annunciation (Caravaggio) (Wikipedia)
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  • lead paragraph
    The Annunciation is an oil painting by the Italian master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, finished around 1608. It housed in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Nancy.
  • infobox, Medium field
    Oil painting from wood transferred to canvas
  • Genre reference
    Annunciation is an oil painting completed around 1608 by the Italian Baroque master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, depicting the biblical Annunciation.
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