In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
The moment when the Virgin Mary learns she will give birth to Jesus was a popular subject for Renaissance artists. Holding a book, the Virgin kneels near a prayer desk; she is caught in a moment of private devotion, symbolizing her innocence and faith. The Archangel Gabriel appears in a flowing yellow robe, his right hand extended as he delivers the news. Above, the Holy Spirit takes the form of a dove, flying down from Heaven through a beam of light, symbolizing the conception.
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Paolo Veronese (Italian, 1528–1588) — The Annunciation
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo — Annunciation to the Virgin
The Annunciation
Jacob de Wit — Annunciation to the Virgin
Meester van het Salemer Altaar — Annunciation to the Virgin
Hendrick Goltzius — Annunciation, from "The Birth and Early 
Bernardino Poccetti — The Annunciation, after Poccetti
Francesco Albani|Giacomo-Maria Giovannini — The Annunciation
Marcantonio Raimondi|Albrecht Dürer — The Annunciation; on t
Assumption of the Virgin
Adriaen van de Velde — De verkondiging aan Maria
Veronese and Workshop — The Annunciation
