Annunciazione (1672)

Giordano, Luca (1634-1705)

Annunciazione (The Annunciation)
1672
Oil on canvas, 236.5 x 169.9 cm
Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York

Giordano was the leading painter in Naples in the late seventeenth century and one of the most sought-after Italian artists of the day. He worked in a variety of styles, often imitating Renaissance masters. This altarpiece was painted after a trip to Venice, and pays direct homage to the work of Titian. (MET)