Mexican school; century XVIII. "Annunciation". Oil on canvas. Presents overpaints and old frame.

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  Mexican school; century XVIII. "Annunciation". Oil on canvas. Presents overpaints and old frame. Measures: 50 x 37 cm; 63 x 50.5 cm (frame). The scene is set in a private interior, as can be deduced by the presence of the furniture, the chair and the lectern that precedes the virgin, although this interior is merged with a break of glory in the upper area of the canvas. The influence of baroque models, despite being a work made in a later period. The two figures, in large size, are placed in the foreground: the Archangel Gabriel, whose clothes are moved by the wind to suggest that he is flying, raises one of his hands towards the sky and points towards the dove of the Holy Spirit, which appears enveloped in light. Mary, dressed in a red tunic and a dark blue angular mantle, bows her head slightly with humility and clasps her hands against her chest, gestures that define her intention to accept the message that is being transmitted to her by the Tariff. Next to him, a low table with a book on which he rests his hands refers to the instruction that the Virgin would have received. It is worth mentioning that the archangel carries several white flowers, specifically a bouquet of lilies, allusive to the purity of the Virgin and which are one of the most common iconographic attributes in the representation of this scene. The Annunciation is one of the most represented themes in Christian art for marking the Incarnation of Christ as man and as God, with Mary maintaining her purity and virginal state, points of great theological importance. Thus, throughout the evolution of the different styles in European art, there is a great variety of models and different details according to style, school and period. The present work is clearly related to Baroque works because of the palette chosen, the iconography (with details maintained from previous traditions), the light contrasts, etc. This type of models and styles were very common in colonial painting, which developed its art through the direct influence of the aesthetic guidelines set by Spain.
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