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| Bartolomé Murillo Annunciation ca. 1660 Prado |
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| Juan Carreño de Miranda Annunciation 17th century Prado |
Pictured here, the Blessed Virgin in some of her incessant encounters with angels and other holy beings. Specially-skilled Europeans occupied themselves full-time in past centuries with the task of producing views like these, elaborating the one and only narrative that defined their civilization. Or alternatively, they just used it as a pretext for design adventures.
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| Italian School Annunciation early 17th century Prado |
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| Hans Memling Annunciation 1480s Metropolitan Museum |
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| Sandro Botticelli Annunciatioin ca. 1485 Metropolitan Museum |
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| Joos van Cleve Annunciation ca. 1525 Metropolitan Museum |
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| Robert Campin Annunciation 1418-19 Prado |
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| Francisco Rizi Annunciation ca. 1670 Prado |
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| José Moreno The Visitation 1662 Prado |
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| José Moreno Flight into Egypt ca. 1670 Prado |
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| Joachim Patinir Rest on the Flight into Egypt ca. 1518-20 Prado |
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| Luca Giordano The Flight into Egypt 17th century Metropolitan Museum |
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| Nicolas Poussin Rest on the Flight into Egypt ca. 1627 Metropolitan Museum |
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| Alessandro Turchi The Flight into Egypt 1633 Prado |













