Annunciation Fresco by Fra Angelico

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by Henk Bekker

Full Annunciation Fresco by Fra Angelico in San Marco Museum in Florence

At the top of the flight of stairs leading to the sleeping quarters of the Convent of San Marco in Florence is arguably the most-famous, and most-copied work ever of Fra Angelico. This large Annunciation fresco (1439-43) shows the archangel Gabriel announcing to Mary that she is pregnant with the son of God.