# 10. Annunciation \(detail\) [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [PIERO della FRANCESCA]() - Date: 1451-1500 - Technique: Fresco ## Commentary PIERO DELLA FRANCESCA \(b. 1416, Borgo San Sepolcro, d. 1492, Borgo San Sepolcro\) 10. Annunciation \(detail\) 1452-66 Fresco San Francesco, Arezzo From up in heaven the Eternal Father, seen in half-length, stretches out his arms sending down the Holy Spirit in the form of golden rays of light. The Lord is represented as a good, white-haired old man, <A onclick="return OpenOther\('/html/p/piero/2/8/8herac19.html'\)" HREF="/html/p/piero/2/8/8herac19.html">similar to King Chosroes:</A> the head, in fact, was made using the same cartoon. ## Related artworks - [1. Death of Adam \(detail\)]() - [1. Death of Adam \(detail\)]() - [1. Death of Adam \(detail\)]() - [1. Death of Adam \(detail\)]() - [1. Death of Adam \(detail\)]() - [1. Death of Adam \(detail\)]() - [1. Death of Adam \(detail\)]() - [1. Death of Adam \(detail\)]() - [1. Death of Adam \(detail\)]() - [1. Death of Adam \(detail\)]() - [1. Death of Adam \(detail\)]() - [1. Death of Adam]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()