The Annunciation, c.1858 Arthur Hughes (1832-1915)

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We will add 1.6" (4 cm) additional blank canvas all over the painting for stretching.

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Arthur Hughes' "The Annunciation," c. 1858, is like stepping into a dream where the ordinary world slips into something sacred and surreal. At first glance, you notice the soft, ethereal glow of the angel on the left - an otherworldly figure wrapped in pale gold and light, hovering just beyond the garden trellis. The angel seems to blend into the environment as if it’s part of the very air, a luminous apparition, with its delicate robes spilling over into the foreground like mist.

On the right, Mary stands almost grounded in her uncertainty. Dressed in lilac and pink with a curious hint of blue - all colors of introspection and quietude - she clutches at her chest, her gaze lowered. There’s a sense of heaviness about her, a deep internal world clashing with the celestial. That veil across her head adds to her humility and innocence, as if she’s caught mid-moment, almost unsure how to react to the impossible event unfolding before her.

The real beauty of Hughes’ work lies in the details: the lush greenery curling around the scene, the careful placement of lilies (symbols of purity), and the way light filters down, almost playfully, through the leaves. The composition is intimate, as if we, the viewers, are intruding on a deeply private revelation.

There’s no grand spectacle here - just a quiet exchange between human and divine, filled with unspoken tension. Hughes strips away the usual bombast of religious painting and instead gives us a tender, almost melancholic scene. It’s more about quiet awe than thunderous divinity, and it feels deeply personal, like a whispered secret between heaven and earth.