Dear friends, one of Filippo Lippi's most gratifying works was this Annunciation painted for the Martelli Chapel in the Medici church of San Lorenzo in Florence, Italy. According to sources, the altarpiece with its fine predella is still in the same place for which it was painted - a majestic space designed by Brunelleschi. To note in this painting is the special perspective shown in the buildings that recede into the background. However, all other elements in it are equally exquisite.
Fra Filippo Lippi - Annunciation (wood, c.1445)
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