The Annunciation

The Annunciation (1490–95) is a Oil on panel by Jean Hey, (the Master of Moulins). This scene—the archangel Gabriel’s announcement to Mary that she will give birth to Jesus, the son of God—may appear to be complete, but it is actually a fragment of a larger altarpiece. X-radiography and infrared reflectography indicate that a figure originally stood along the left edge. At some point before 1906, this figure was scraped out and painted over. The painting served as the right wing of an altarpiece; scholars have identified the left wing as a painting depicting the meeting of Mary’s parents (about. Giclee printed to order on enhanced matte art paper.