The Annunciation, from "The Life of the Virgin" — Albrecht Dürer | DiscoverArt

Albrecht Dürer

The Annunciation, from "The Life of the Virgin"

1511

Woodcut

41.9 × 29.8 cm (16.5 × 11.7 in)

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