Figure Studies
L’Annonciation (The Annunciation)
Eustache Le Sueur
A luminous 17th-century masterpiece depicting the Archangel Gabriel's visitation to the Virgin Mary.
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The Annunciation
François Dubois
1833 · Oil Paint, Canvas
A graceful 19th-century oil study capturing the divine moment of the Annunciation in a soft, ethereal palette.
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Where it works
A calm artwork with moderate presence with softened warm notes — sits comfortably in a more formal setting.
- Often works in
- Bedroom · Living Room · Study
- Placement
- Reads naturally where the wall has more height than width
- Walls
- Benefits from light or mid-tone surroundings
- Color notes
- Deep burgundy, Charcoal black, Rich brown
About the piece
This 1833 oil sketch by François Dubois was created as a preparatory study for the Church of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette in Paris. It beautifully renders the biblical scene of the Annunciation, showing the Archangel Gabriel descending with a lily to greet the kneeling Virgin Mary, surrounded by soft clouds and a celestial host of cherubs.
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