Who painted “Virgin Annunciate”?

“Virgin Annunciate” was painted by Antonello da Messina in 1475. Where to see it: Galleria Regionale della Sicilia.

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Antonello da Messina: clear, glowing oil colour, solid figures and portraits with direct, intense gazes against dark backgrounds.

Antonello da Messina (c. 1425–1430 – February 1479), properly Antonello di Giovanni di Antonio, but also called Antonello degli Antoni and Anglicized as Anthony of Messina, was an Italian painter from Messina, active during the Italian Early Renaissance. Wikipedia

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