# Annunciation [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [BELLINI, Gentile]() - Date: 1451-1500 - Technique: Tempera and oil on panel, 133 x 124 cm ## Commentary Annunciation c. 1465 Tempera and oil on panel, 133 x 124 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid This painting is one of Gentile Bellini's few religious paintings and the main focus of interest is the architectural setting. The work shows the influence of Andrea Mantegna, Bellini's brother-in-law, particularly in the monumental and sculptural quality of the figures and in the construction of the architectural perspectives, typical of the Renaissance. ## Related artworks - [Madonna and Child with Donors]() - [Mehmet II]() - [Miracle of the Cross at the Bridge of San Lorenzo \(detail\)]() - [Miracle of the Cross at the Bridge of San Lorenzo \(detail\)]() - [Miracle of the Cross at the Bridge of San Lorenzo]() - [Portrait of a Doge]() - [Portrait of Caterina Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus]() - [Portrait of Doge Giovanni Mocenigo]() - [Procession in Piazza San Marco \(detail\)]() - [Procession in Piazza San Marco \(detail\)]() - [Procession in Piazza San Marco \(detail\)]() - [Procession in Piazza San Marco]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()