The Annunciation and Expulsion from Paradise

Giovanni di Paolo

This nearly square painting is visually divided into three vertical zones, with a pergola-like structure occupied by two people at the center taking up the most space, and narrower scenes with more people to either side. All the people have light, peachy skin tinged in some areas with pale green. The central structure has a shallow roof and several types of arched openings—some rounded and some pointed, all of different sizes. A winged angel to the left under the structure has curly blond hair and wears a shell-pink, floor-length robe. A seated woman to our right wears a lapis-blue dress and a white head covering. She sits with her forearms crossed over her chest, her hands in front of her shoulders. Both have plate-like, gold halos. Two arched openings at the back of the structure lead into rooms beyond. In the left quarter of the painting, a nude man and woman are pushed through an arched gateway by a winged angel with a gold halo. A bearded, haloed man looks down from a gold cloud above. Forest-green trees line the garden at the back and flowers and rabbits fill the space around the people’s feet. To our right, a balding, bearded man warms his hands at a fire in a room beyond the central structure. He wears rose pink and has a gold halo.

Artwork details

Artist: Giovanni di Paolo
Date: c. 1435
Medium: tempera on panel
Dimensions: overall: 40 × 46.4 cm (15 3/4 × 18 1/4 in.) painted surface: 38.7 × 44.7 cm (15 1/4 × 17 5/8 in.) framed: 54.93 × 58.74 × 10.16 cm (21 5/8 × 23 1/8 × 4 in.)
Collection: CIS-R

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Rs. 1056

Artwork cost: Rs. 1000

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Artwork size: 8" × 7"

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