Spanish school of the XVIII century.

Spanish school of the XVIII century.
"Annunciation of the Virgin".
Oil on panel.
Measurements: 45 x 33,5 cm.
An indeterminate background makes us focus our attention on the figures, located in the foreground, as befits this theme following the approaches that emerged in the Council of Trent. Mary, dressed in a red tunic, blue mantle and white veil covering her hair, appears seated before a lectern with a book, making the usual gesture of surprise with her hands before the arrival of the Archangel, on the right. The clothes of this second personage (the Archangel Gabriel) appear moved by the wind, and his figure emanates its own light.
The Annunciation is one of the most represented themes in Christian art for marking the Incarnation of Christ as man and as God, with Mary maintaining her purity and her virginal state, points of great theological importance. Thus, throughout the evolution of the different styles in European art, there is a great variety of models and different details according to style, school and period. The present work is clearly related to Baroque works because of the palette chosen, the iconography (with details maintained from earlier traditions), the hallmarks of light, etc.