Annunciation

Luca Signorelli's Annunciation, painted in 1491 for the Pinacoteca e Museo Civico di Volterra, depicts the angel Gabriel's announcement to the Virgin Mary. Signorelli's treatment of this conventional devotional subject demonstrates his distinctive approach—the figures possess a physical solidity and muscular presence unusual in Annunciation scenes, which are typically rendered with greater delicacy. The commission reflects his active patronage in the Tuscan hill towns during the early 1490s.

Signorelli brings his characteristic powerful figure modeling to the delicate Annunciation subject, creating an unusual combination of physical presence and spiritual revelation within a carefully constructed architectural setting.