Annunciation in an Initial M

The Maestro Daddesco created this Annunciation scene within a historiated initial M, a format bridging the arts of manuscript illumination and panel painting. Such works testify to the fluid boundaries between monumental and miniature art in Trecento Florence, where painters routinely worked across scales and media. The Annunciation subject, marking the moment of the Incarnation, was among the most frequently depicted scenes in Gothic devotional art.

Tempera and gold on panel at miniature scale, with the Annunciation scene composed within the strokes of the initial letter. The painter applies Bernardo Daddi's lyrical figure style and gentle color palette to a miniaturist's exacting demands, with fine brushwork and precise gold application.