The Annunciation

Alessandro Vittoria (Italian, 1525–1608)

Title	The Annunciation
Artist	Alessandro Vittoria (Italian, 1525–1608)
Date	c. 1583 16th century
Medium	Bronze
Classification	relief
Origin	Venice Venice
Holding institution	Art Institute of Chicago
Credit line	Edward E. Ayer Endowment in memory of Charles L. Hutchinson
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“The Annunciation” is a work by Alessandro Vittoria (Italian, 1525–1608), dated c. 1583. It is executed in bronze and classified as relief. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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