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Painting of a winged angel offering a white lily to a kneeling woman in blue on a garden terrace with stone steps and roses.

The Annunciation

A winged angel in lavender robes offers a white lily to a kneeling woman in a blue mantle and red sash, who raises a hand to her head beside a whitewashed stone staircase. Olive trees, pink roses, and striped carpets fill the garden terrace in a soft, luminous painted style.

Artist
John William Waterhouse
Date
1914
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3000 × 2189 px
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Public domain · John William Waterhouse died 1917 and the work dates by 1914; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): John William Waterhouse, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: La Anunciación (John William Waterhouse, 1914)

Un ángel alado con vestiduras lavanda ofrece un lirio blanco a una mujer arrodillada con manto azul y faja roja, que lleva una mano a la cabeza junto a una escalinata de piedra encalada. Olivos, rosas rosadas y alfombras a rayas llenan la terraza del jardín con un estilo pictórico suave y luminoso.

Português: A Anunciação (John William Waterhouse, 1914)

Um anjo alado com vestes lilás oferece um lírio branco a uma mulher ajoelhada, de manto azul e faixa vermelha, que leva a mão à cabeça ao lado de uma escadaria de pedra caiada. Oliveiras, rosas cor-de-rosa e tapetes listrados preenchem o terraço do jardim em um estilo pictórico suave e luminoso.

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