Annunciation (El Greco, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza)

Painting by El Greco

Annunciation

Artist| El Greco
Year| 1575–1576
Medium| oil on canvas
Dimensions| 117 cm × 98 cm (46 in × 39 in)
Location| Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid

Annunciation is a 1575–1576 oil painting on canvas by the Greek artist of the Spanish Renaissance El Greco. It is one of the earliest paintings by the artist and depicts the Annunciation, a key topic in Christian art. The painting is now in the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, in Madrid.

## See also

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* List of works by El Greco

## Bibliography

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* (in Spanish) José Álvarez Lopera, El Greco, Madrid, Arlanza, 2005, Biblioteca «Descubrir el Arte», (colección «Grandes maestros»). ISBN 84-95503-44-1.
* (in Spanish) Michael Scholz-Hänsel, El Greco, Colonia, Taschen, 2003. ISBN 3-8228-3173-5.

## External links

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* "ARTEHISTORIA - Genios de la Pintura - Ficha Anunciación". Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
* "La Anunciación - Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos) | Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza". museothyssen.org. Retrieved 2018-06-22.

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* List of works
* Artistic overview
* Posthumous fame

Paintings|

* Adoration of the Magi (Athens, c. 1565–1567)
* Dormition of the Virgin (1565–1566)
* Healing of the Man Born Blind
* Dresden, 1567
* Parma, c. 1573
* Modena Triptych (1567–1569)
* Baptism of Christ (Heraklion, 1567–1569)
* Last Supper (1568)
* Flight into Egypt (1570)
* Annunciation
* Prado, 1570
* Thyssen-Bornemisza, 1575–1576
* Illescas, 1600–1605
* Purification of the Temple
* Washington, 1570
* Minneapolis, 1570
* New York, 1595–1600
* London, 1600
* Madrid, 1609
* The Fable (1570–1575)
* Entombment of Christ (1570–1576)
* El Soplón (1571–1572)
* Pietà (1571–1576)
* Penitent Magdalene (1576–1578)
* Saint Sebastian (1576–1579)
* Santo Domingo el Antiguo Altarpiece (1577)
* Saint Lawrence's Vision of the Madonna and Child (1577)
* Adoration of the Holy Name of Jesus (1577–1579) (preparatory sketch)
* Assumption of the Virgin (1577–1579)
* Disrobing of Christ (El Expolio) (1577–1579)
* Holy Trinity (c. 1577–1579)
* Saint Anthony of Padua (1580)
* Christ Carrying the Cross
* New York, c. 1580
* Barcelona, 1590–1595
* Madrid, 1597–1600
* The Martyrdom of Saint Maurice (1580–1582)
* The Tears of Saint Peter
* Barnard Castle, 1580–1589
* Mexico City, 1587–1596
* Oslo, c. 1590
* San Diego, c. 1590–1595
* Sitges, c. 1595–1600
* Toledo, El Greco Museum, c. 1595–1600
* Washington, c. 1600–1605
* Toledo, Lerma Museum Foundation, c. 1605–1610
* Toledo Cathedral, 1620–1630
* The Immaculate Conception with Saint John the Evangelist (c. 1585)
* Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata (Baltimore, c. 1585)
* The Burial of the Count of Orgaz (1586)
* Holy Family (1586–1588)
* Holy Face of Jesus (1586–1595)
* Saint Peter and Saint Paul
* Barcelona, 1587–1592
* Saint Petersburg, c. 1587–1592
* Agony in the Garden
* London, 1590
* Andújar, 1597–1607
* Christ on the Cross Adored by Two Donors (c. 1590)
* Saint Louis (1592–1595)
* Virgin Mary (Mater Dolorosa) (c. 1594–1604)
* Holy Family (c. 1595)
* Christ Taking Leave of his Mother (1595)
* Saint Andrew and Saint Francis (1595–1598)
* Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata (Pau, before 1595)
* Adoration of the Shepherds
* Bucharest, 1596
* Rome, 1596–1600
* Valencia, 1602
* New York, 1605–1610
* Madrid, 1612–1614
* Doña María de Aragón Altarpiece (1596–1599)
* View of Toledo (1596–1600)
* Baptism of Christ (Rome, 1596–1600)
* Virgin Mary (1597)
* Saint Martin and the Beggar (1597–1599)
* The Virgin of Charity (1597–1603)
* Allegory of the Camaldolese Order (c. 1597)
* Saint John the Baptist (1597–1607)
* Saint John the Evangelist and Saint Francis (c. 1600)
* Saint Bernardino of Siena (1603)
* Nativity (1603–1605)
* Coronation of the Virgin (1603–1605)
* Marriage of the Virgin (1603–1607)
* Saint John the Evangelist (c. 1605)
* The Apparition of the Virgin to Saint Hyacinth (c. 1605–1610)
* The Immaculate Conception (1607–1613)
* Saint Peter (1608)
* View and Plan of Toledo (1608)
* Concert of Angels (1608)
* The Saviour (1608–1614)
* Saint Thomas the Apostle (1608–1614)
* Opening of the Fifth Seal (1608–1614)
* Saint Jerome (1609)
* Saint Ildefonsus (1609)
* Saint Francis and Brother Leo (1609)
* Saint James the Great (1610)
* Saint Luke (1610–1614)
* Laocoön (1610–1614)
* Saint Paul (1610–1614)
* Saint Sebastian (c.1610–1614)
* Saint Sebastian (1610–1614)
* Julián Romero and Saint Julian (1612–1614)

Portraits|

* Portrait of Giulio Clovio (c. 1571)
* Portrait of Vincenzo Anastagi (1571–1576)
* Portrait of a Clergyman (1577)
* The Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest (c. 1580)
* Portrait of a Doctor (1582–1585)
* Portrait of a Gentleman (c. 1586)
* Portrait of Rodrigo Vázquez de Arce (c. 1587–1597; lost, known from a copy)
* Portrait of an Elderly Man (1587–1600)
* Portrait of Antonio de Covarrubias (1595–1600)
* Self-Portrait (1595–1600)
* Portrait of Jorge Manuel Theotocópuli (c. 1597–1603)
* Portrait of Diego de Covarrubias (c. 1600)
* Portrait of a Young Nobleman (1600–1605)
* Cardinal Fernando Niño de Guevara (c. 1600)
* Portrait of an Unknown Gentleman (1603–1607)
* Portrait of Fray Hortensio Félix Paravacino (1609)
* Portrait of Juan Pardo de Tavera (1609)
* Portrait of Jerónimo de Cevallos (1609–1613)
* Portrait of Francisco de Pisa (1610–1614)

Museums|

* El Greco Museum, Toledo
* Museum of El Greco, Crete

Related|

* Jorge Manuel Theotocópuli (son)
* Lady in Ermine (1947 film)
* El Greco (1966 film)
* El Greco (1998 album)
* El Greco (2007 film)
* El Greco fallacy

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Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum

Building

* Palace of Villahermosa

Paintings

| Spanish|

* Dalí: Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening
* El Greco: Annunciation
* Ribera: Pietà

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Dutch,
Flemish,
German|

* Beckmann: Quappi in Pink Jumper
* Campin: Portrait of a Fat Man
* Christus: Madonna of the Dry Tree
* Dix: Hugo Erfurth with Dog
* Dürer: Christ among the Doctors
* Grosz: Metropolis
* van Gogh: Water Mill at Gennep
* Hals: Family Group in a Landscape
* Key: Portrait of William the Silent
* de Hooch: The Council Chamber in Amsterdam Town Hall
* Verhaecht: Landscape with Venus and Adonis
* van der Weyden: Virgin and Child Enthroned

Italian|

* Fra Angelico: Madonna of Humility
* Bellini: Sacred Conversation
* Bramantino: Christus Dolens
* Bronzino: Portrait of a Young Man as Saint Sebastian
* Caravaggio: Saint Catherine
* Carpaccio: Young Knight in a Landscape
* Gentileschi: Lot and His Daughters
* Ghirlandaio: Portrait of Giovanna Tornabuoni
* da Messina: Portrait of a Man
* Uccello: Crucifixion

French|

* Delacroix: Louis d'Orléans Showing Off His Mistress
* Fragonard: The See-Saw
* Metzinger: Two Nudes in an Exotic Landscape
* Monet: Charing Cross Bridge (1899)
* Pissarro: Rue Saint-Honoré, dans l'après-midi. Effet de pluie

American|

* Hopper: Girl at Sewing Machine

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