UNKNOWN MASTER, Spanish
(active 1575-1600)

Annunciation

1575-1600
Painted pine wood, 53 x 83 x 13 cm
Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest

The Annunciation group from the last quarter of the 16th century display similarities with Venetian Mannerism both in style and in motif, its details showing the influence of Alessandro Vittoria and Girolamo Campagna. It it is painted, gilt, and decorated with incised ornament – typical in Spanish art. The work is the fragment of an altar retable.