Lé Arts Salon

Title: Annunciation

Artist: Filippo Lippi | Lippo Lippi (Fra’ Filippo Lippi, O.Carm)

Year: c. 1443

Medium: Oil

Period: Early Renaissance

Style/Genre: Religious Painting

Notes & Analysis of the Artwork

The Blue (Cello) takes on a royal blue tone/hue.

• Peaceful and compassionate.
• Embodies motherhood qualities, seen in angels too.
• Trustworthy, god’s trust within Mary’s faith.
• A direct contrast to Mary & Angel’s interaction.

The Green (Willow Grove) tells of divine importance and royalty.

• It serves as the navigation to the piece.
• Connects the three arches, connecting all the figures to the heavens.

The Red (Spice) is a take on maroon that presents acceptance and hope.

• God’s acceptance of Mary’s conviction is shown through the angel.
• A warm and comforting color.
• Trust & acceptance, connection to Mary’s blue.

The White (Geyser) represents purity, innocence, and life.

• Jesus, the birth of pure innocence into the world.
• The purity that lies within Mary and Joseph.
• A new start/chance presented into the world.
• White Dove in center symbolism.
  • God/Holy Spirit in the center of the world/universe.

HEX, RGB, & CMYK Color Coding below! HEX | R-G-B | CMYK

CELLO: #1e345b | 30 – 52 – 91 | 67, 43, 0, 64

WILLOW GROVE: #63715d | 99 – 113 – 93 | 12, 0, 18, 56

SPICE: #773330 | 119 – 51 – 48 | 0, 57, 60, 53

GEYSER: #d9e1e2 | 217 – 225 – 226 | 4, 0, 0, 11

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