PONTORMO, Jacopo
(b. 1494, Pontormo, d. 1557, Firenze)

Annunciation

1527-28
Fresco, 368 x 168 cm
Cappella Capponi, Santa Felicità, Florence

The decoration of the Cappella Capponi in Santa Felicità is completed by the Annunciation frescoed on the wall of the window. As a theme, the Annunciation has a long history in Western art, but rarely has it been represented with as much pictorial excitement.