This year's Annunciations have been predominantly medieval, but here is a Baroque work for a change, by Spanish artist Francisco de Solis of Madrid. As a painter, he was much in demand for commissions by religious orders. This Annunciation was also created for a religious community, but not as a typical commission: It was meant for the cloister where his own daughter, Petronilla, made her vows as a Carmelite. And that makes it especially fitting to feature on the feast day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel!
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| Francisco de Solis, Annunciation 1664 (1675?) for Discalced Carmelites of Boadilla del Monte Now in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya |
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