September 29, 1571: Italian artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio is born.

Caravaggio's life was certainly a dramatic one. But in my opinion, he was one of the greatest artists who ever lived.

🎨 Caravaggio, "The Annunciation", 1609, Musee des Beaux-Arts, Nancy

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"Angel of the Annunciation"
by BOZOKY, Maria 1917-1996)
aquarelle (41 x 29 cm)

https://t.co/0GUa9F4VCr

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Virginia Woolf's mother - Julia Jackson (1846 –1895) was the model for Edward Burne-Jones painting "The Annunciation" (1879). Her likeness became the iconic Pre-Raphaelite face in many other paintings by the movement.

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Is it ok if I put one of my own in here?
"The Annunciation", I.D. Campbell, 30"x40", Oil on Canvas, 2017
part of a series of 24 contemporary, Glasgow paintings of The Gospel of Luke
(I've done 18 of the 24 so far!)

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And here's an appropriate throw-back...my "Annunciation" piece from last year that you all seemed to really like (thank you!! I think the gold painted prints of her are almost sold out!) 👑🕊💕 I don't think I ever posted the scanned version oops. Annunciation paintings are the…

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And here's an appropriate throw-back...my "Annunciation" piece from last year that you all seemed to really like (thank you!! I think the gold painted prints of her are almost sold out!) 👑🕊💕 I don't think I ever posted the scanned version oops. Annun… https://t.co/8zo5WtebM9

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🎨 Caravaggio, "The Annunciation", 1609

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