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 born in Venice about 1560, died after 1639. Venetian school; pupil of Leonardo Corona, several of whose pictures he finished after his master's death in 1605. His original works surpass those of Corona in softness of execution, but are inferior in design. His Annunciation of the Virgin over the high altar of S. M. Maddalena in the island of Zucca, and a large picture in S. M. Formosa at Venice are two of his best works.—Meyer, Künst. Lex., ii. 75; Vasari, ed. Le Mon., ix. 36, xiii. 20, 43.

ANNE PAGE AND SLENDER, Sir A. W. Callcott, S. Kensington Museum; canvas, H. 1 ft. 8 in. × 2 ft. 4 in. Anne inviting Slender to enter the house; in background, Simple. (Merry Wives of Windsor, Act i., Scene i.)—Painters of Georgian Era, 74.

ANNUNCIAÇÃO, THOMAZ JOSÉ D', born at Ajuda, near Lisbon, in 1821, died in Lisbon, April 3, 1879. Animal painter of great repute in Portugal and Spain; director of Lisbon Academy, in whose gallery as well as in those of the palaces D'Ajuda and Das Necessidades, his principal works are to be seen. Others are in England, Brazil, and the United States. Works: Oxen Treading out Corn, View on the Tagus, View of the Penha de França, View of Amora, Shepherd's Rest (1852), Galeria Nacional, Lisbon.—Chronique des Arts (1879), 120.

ANNUNCIATION (Fr. Annonciation, Ital. Annunziazione, Sp. Anunciacion, Ger. Verkündigung), the announcement by the Angel Gabriel to the Virgin of the Conception of Christ (Luke i. 26-31). Sometimes called the Salutation (Fr. Salutation angélique).

By Mariotto Albertinelli, Florence Academy; canvas, signed, dated 1510. Below, Gabriel making the announcement to the Virgin; above, God the Father in a glory of angels. Painted for the Compagnia di S. Zanobi, Florence, whence passed to Academy. Much repainted.—Vasari, ed. Mil., iv. 223; C. & C., Italy, iii. 487.

By Mariotto Albertinelli, Munich Gallery; wood, H. 5 ft. 4 in. × 6 ft. 3 in. The Virgin, standing in an arched hall, receives the message from the angel who kneels; above, the Holy Ghost descending; in niches at sides, SS. Sebastian and Ottilia. Painted in 1513 (?). Bought in Florence in 1832 by King Ludwig I. A fine picture, but much repainted.—Meyer, Künst. Lex., i. 222; C. & C., Italy, iii. 490.

By Fra Angelico, Mus. di S. Marco, Florence; fresco; others in Gesù, Cortona; S. Alessandro, Brescia; Madrid Museum.

By Fra Bartolommeo, Louvre; wood, H. 3 ft. 2 in. × 2 ft. 6 in.; signed, dated 1515. The Virgin, with a book in her hand, enthroned in a niche, looking at Angel Gabriel who appears in the air bearing a lily in his hand; at sides, stand SS. John Baptist, Paul, Jerome, and Francis, while SS. Margaret and Mary Magdalen kneel. Painted for the Dominicans of Florence; belonged to collection of Francis I.—Landon, Musée, xii. Pl. 37; Mariette, Abecedario, ii. 76; Villot, Cat. Louvre.

By Lodovico Carracci, Louvre; canvas, H. 1 ft. 8 in. × 1 ft. 1 in. The Virgin, kneeling, receives the announcement from Gabriel, who, kneeling upon clouds, points upward where the opening heavens disclose a choir of angels and cherubim. Collection of Louis XIV.—Villot, Cat. Louvre; Landon, Musée, xiv. Pl. 63.

By Carlo Crivelli, National Gallery, London; wood, tempera, H. 6 ft. 10 in. × 4 ft. 10 in.; signed, dated 1486. An elegant house and interior court; the Virgin below in her chamber, kneeling, the Dove hovering over her head, which is illumined by a golden ray from a glory above; opposite, in the open court, the angel kneeling, with St. Emidius, patron of Ascoli, at his side, presenting a model of the city. Presented, 1864, by Mr. Labouchere; acquired by him from Lolly Collection; previously in Convent of SS. Annunziata, Ascoli.—Richter, Ital. Art in Nat. Gal., 83; Cat. Nat. Gal.

By Guido Reni, Louvre; canvas, H. 10 ft. 6 in. × 7 ft. 3 in. The Virgin kneeling