Burne-Jones Annunciation CC0435 Angel Canvas Print

Edward Burne-Jones - The Annunciation 1876-79. Edward Burne-Jones was a British artist and designer closely associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement. In 'The Annunciation' Burne-Jones chose a vertical and narrow composition as if the painting was another of his stained glass designs. The young Virgin looks startled by the angel's appearance the hunching of her shoulders and the way in which she tightly clasps her dress suggest her awe for the determining event in her life. - If I had an altar at home I think I would put this painting there it kind of has the right feeling about it...