The Annunciation (Fra Angelico)

Fra Angelico

c. 1425–1426 · Tempera on panel · Museo del Prado, Madrid

Size4:3 ratio

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About this work

Artist: Fra Angelico (c. 1400–1455)
Year: c. 1425–1426
Medium: Tempera on panel
Original size: 162.3 × 191.5 cm
Collection: Museo del Prado, Madrid
Movement: Renaissance

Under a vaulted loggia with a ceiling of gold stars on blue, the angel Gabriel in a pink and gold robe bows to the Virgin, who sits with arms crossed on her breast in a blue mantle; a ray of golden light carrying the dove crosses from the upper left, where Adam and Eve are expelled from a flowering garden by an angel, so that the Fall and the Annunciation are seen together. A predella beneath shows five scenes from the Virgin's life. Fra Angelico painted it in about 1425–1426 for a side altar of the church of San Domenico at Fiesole, the Dominican convent where he was a friar. It is one of three Annunciation altarpieces by him, with those at Cortona and San Giovanni Valdarno, and is usually thought to be the earliest. The garden, painted plant by plant, stands for the enclosed garden of Mary's virginity. The altarpiece remained at San Domenico until 1611, when it was sold and taken to Spain, where it entered the royal collection. It is in the Museo del Prado, Madrid.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A kneeling angel in pink and gold and the Virgin in deep blue beneath a starry blue vault beside a flowering garden, for a living room, hallway or bedroom at 32×24 in natural wood. A cream, soft gold or pale blue wall; it pairs with The Sistine Madonna.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Renaissance painting
Era: 15th century (c. 1425–1426)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: grand
Rooms: living room, bedroom, hallway or entryway, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 32×24. Prints at 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard; 32×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; natural wood lightens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is The Annunciation in the public domain?

Yes. Fra Angelico (c. 1400–1455) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Museo del Prado.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 16×12, 24×18 and 32×24 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Annunciation painted, and in what medium?

The Annunciation dates from c. 1425–1426 and was made in tempera on panel; the original measures 162.3 × 191.5 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 32×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 24×18 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For The Annunciation we'd choose 32×24. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.

About this design

The Annunciation (Fra Angelico) — The Annunciation · Fra Angelico · c. 1425–1426. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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