# Annunciation [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [BONFIGLI, Benedetto]() - Date: 1451-1500 - Technique: Tempera and gold on panel, 51 x 37 cm ## Commentary Annunciation c. 1455 Tempera and gold on panel, 51 x 37 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid This panel demonstrates the best of Bonfigli's qualities and his strong propensity for evocative settings. The distant vista in the painting is framed by barren hillside, and there is a lake dotted with sailing vessels. The upper half of the composition establishes a contrast with the coloured marbles and sculpted reliefs of the richly furnished enclosure in the foreground. ## Related artworks - [Annunciation]() - [Burial of St Ercolano outside the Gates of Perugia]() - [Frederick III]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()