BROEDERLAM, Melchior
(active 1381-1409)

The Annunciation (detail)

1393-99
Tempera on wood
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon

The picture shows a detail of the left wing of the Dijon Altarpiece.

The lily with four flowers, which stands between Mary and the angel Gabriel in the foreground is a well-established symbol of virginity.