Title: The Annunciation
Object type: Painting
Date: ca. 1585
Artist:  Peter Candid (Pieter de Witte, Pietro Candido) 
Artist bio: Netherlandish, Bruges ca. 1548–1628 Munich
Artist nationality: Netherlandish
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: 91 1/4 x 68 1/4 in. (231.8 x 173.3 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Gift of Fabrizio Moretti, in honor of Keith Christiansen, 2011
Department: European Paintings
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Doves, term: Virgin Mary, term: Archangel Gabriel, term: Annunciation