Plate 11: Annunciation: From Portfolio "Spanish Colonial Designs of New Mexico"

American 20th Century

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a painting of a person depicted from the waist up. The individual has a slightly tilted head and hands holding a gray bird with spread wings. The person has stylized facial features with large eyes and a gentle expression, black hair mostly obscured by a rose-colored crown, and a halo radiating golden lines around their head. They wear a robe that is primarily blue with lighter purple underneath and a white collar with red floral patterns. The background features a simple, tan canvas with red draped curtains on both sides, framed within a black border.