Annunciation (El Greco, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza)

Annunciation

Artist	El Greco
Year	1575–1576
Medium	oil on canvas
Dimensions	117 cm × 98 cm (46 in × 39 in)
Location	Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid

Annunciation is a 1575–1576 oil painting on canvas by the Greek artist of the Spanish Renaissance El Greco. It is one of the earliest paintings by the artist and depicts the Annunciation, a key topic in Christian art. The painting is now in the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, in Madrid.

Bibliography

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(in Spanish) José Álvarez Lopera, El Greco, Madrid, Arlanza, 2005, Biblioteca «Descubrir el Arte», (colección «Grandes maestros»). ISBN 84-95503-44-1.
(in Spanish) Michael Scholz-Hänsel, El Greco, Colonia, Taschen, 2003. ISBN 3-8228-3173-5.

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"ARTEHISTORIA - Genios de la Pintura - Ficha Anunciación". Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
"La Anunciación - Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos) | Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza". museothyssen.org. Retrieved 2018-06-22.

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List of works Artistic overview Posthumous fame
Paintings	Adoration of the Magi (c. 1565–1567) Dormition of the Virgin (1565–1566) Healing of the Man Born Blind Dresden, 1567 Parma, c. 1573 Modena Triptych (1567–1569) Baptism of Christ (1567–1569) Last Supper (1568) Flight into Egypt (1570) Annunciation Prado, 1570 Madrid, 1575–1576 Illescas, 1600–1605 Purification of the Temple Washington, 1570 Minneapolis, 1570 New York, 1595–1600 London, 1600 Madrid, 1609 The Fable (1570–1575) Entombment of Christ (1570–1576) El Soplón (1571–1572) Pietà (1571–1576) Penitent Magdalene (1576–1578) Saint Sebastian (1576–1579) Santo Domingo el Antiguo Altarpiece (1577) Saint Lawrence's Vision of the Madonna and Child (1577) Adoration of the Holy Name of Jesus (1577–1579) Assumption of the Virgin (1577–1579) Disrobing of Christ (El Expolio) (1577–1579) Holy Trinity (c. 1577–1579) Saint Anthony of Padua (1580) Christ Carrying the Cross New York, c. 1580 Barcelona, 1590–1595 Madrid, 1597–1600 The Martyrdom of Saint Maurice (1580–1582) The Tears of Saint Peter Barnard Castle, 1580–1589 Mexico City, 1587–1596 Oslo, c. 1590 The Immaculate Conception with Saint John the Evangelist (c. 1585) The Burial of the Count of Orgaz (1586) Holy Family (1586–1588) Holy Face of Jesus (1586–1595) Saint Peter and Saint Paul Barcelona, 1587–1592 Saint Petersburg, c. 1587–1592 Agony in the Garden London, 1590 Andújar, 1597–1607 Christ on the Cross Adored by Two Donors (c. 1590) The Penitent Saint Peter (c. 1590–1595) Saint Louis (1592–1595) Virgin Mary (Mater Dolorosa) (c. 1594–1604) Holy Family (c. 1595) Christ Taking Leave of his Mother (1595) Saint Andrew and Saint Francis (1595–1598) Adoration of the Shepherds Bucharest, 1596 Madrid, 1612–1614 Doña María de Aragón Altarpiece (1596–1599) View of Toledo (1596–1600) Virgin Mary (1597) Saint Martin and the Beggar (1597–1599) The Virgin of Charity (1597–1603) Allegory of the Camaldolese Order (c. 1597) Saint John the Baptist (1597–1607) Saint John the Evangelist and Saint Francis (c. 1600) Saint Bernardino of Siena (1603) Nativity (1603–1605) Coronation of the Virgin (1603–1605) Marriage of the Virgin (1603–1607) Saint John the Evangelist (c. 1605) The Apparition of the Virgin to Saint Hyacinth (c. 1605–1610) The Immaculate Conception (1607–1613) Saint Peter (1608) View and Plan of Toledo (1608) Concert of Angels (1608) The Saviour (1608–1614) Saint Thomas the Apostle (1608–1614) Opening of the Fifth Seal (1608–1614) Saint Jerome (1609) Saint Ildefonsus (1609) Saint Francis and Brother Leo (1609) Saint James the Great (1610) Saint Luke (1610–1614) Laocoön (1610–1614) Saint Paul (1610–1614) Saint Sebastian (1610–1614) Julián Romero and Saint Julian (1612–1614)
Portraits	Portrait of Giulio Clovio (c. 1571) Portrait of Vincenzo Anastagi (1571–1576) The Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest (c. 1580) Portrait of a Doctor (1582–1585) Portrait of a Gentleman (c. 1586) Portrait of Rodrigo Vázquez de Arce (c. 1587–1597; lost, known from a copy) Portrait of an Elderly Man (1587–1600) Portrait of Antonio de Covarrubias (1595–1600) Self-Portrait (1595–1600) Portrait of Jorge Manuel Theotocópuli (c. 1597–1603) Portrait of a Young Nobleman (1600–1605) Cardinal Fernando Niño de Guevara (c. 1600) Portrait of an Unknown Gentleman (1603–1607) Portrait of Fray Hortensio Félix Paravacino (1609) Portrait of Juan Pardo de Tavera (1609) Portrait of Jerónimo de Cevallos (1609–1613) Portrait of Francisco de Pisa (1610–1614)
Museums	El Greco Museum, Toledo Museum of El Greco, Crete
Related	Jorge Manuel Theotocópuli (son) Lady in Ermine (1947 film) El Greco (1966 film) El Greco (1998 album) El Greco (2007 film) El Greco fallacy

Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum

Building
Palace of Villahermosa

Paintings

Spanish	Dalí: Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening El Greco: Annunciation Ribera: Pietà
Dutch, Flemish, German	Beckmann: Quappi in Pink Jumper Campin: Portrait of a Fat Man Christus: Madonna of the Dry Tree Dix: Hugo Erfurth with Dog Dürer: Christ among the Doctors Grosz: Metropolis van Gogh: Water Mill at Gennep Hals: Family Group in a Landscape Key: Portrait of William the Silent de Hooch: The Council Chamber in Amsterdam Town Hall Verhaecht: Landscape with Venus and Adonis van der Weyden: Virgin and Child Enthroned
Italian	Fra Angelico: Madonna of Humility Bellini: Sacred Conversation Bramantino: Christus Dolens Bronzino: Portrait of a Young Man as Saint Sebastian Caravaggio: Saint Catherine Carpaccio: Young Knight in a Landscape Gentileschi: Lot and His Daughters Ghirlandaio: Portrait of Giovanna Tornabuoni da Messina: Portrait of a Man Uccello: Crucifixion
French	Delacroix: Louis d'Orléans Showing Off His Mistress Fragonard: The See-Saw Metzinger: Two Nudes in an Exotic Landscape Monet: Charing Cross Bridge (1899) Pissarro: Rue Saint-Honoré, dans l'après-midi. Effet de pluie
American	Hopper: Girl at Sewing Machine

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