\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This work was painted for the church of San Bartolomeo at Monteoliveto, near Florence. The sacred theme of the Annunciation is set in
the courtyard of a noble Florentine palace. The landscape is illuminated by a faint twilight, which bestows grace on the elegant figures of the Virgin and the angel Raphael. Their faces and attitudes express their serene acceptance of the will of God.