The Annunciation

"The Annunciation," attributed to Correggio (Antonio Allegri) and dated circa 1522–25, is a drawing executed with pen and brown ink, brush and gray-brown wash, and highlighted with white gouache. It is squared in red chalk on paper tinted with reddish wash, measuring 3-3/4 x 6-3/4 inches (9.5 x 17.2 cm). This piece is classified under Drawings and Prints and was acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art through the Frederick C. Hewitt Fund in 1917.

Provenance, exhibitions, and literature records for "The Annunciation" are not provided in the supplied data. Similarly, information regarding its culture is missing.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's holdings include several other works by Correggio: "Saints Peter, Martha, Mary Magdalen, and Leonard" (ca. 1515), "Study of Four Saints" (1525–34), and "The Adoration of the Magi" (ca. 1517). Other religious-themed works in the collection by different artists include "Venus, recumbent on a shell, surrounded by sea gods" (1520–1600), "Mary Magdalene in penitence in the desert" (ca. 1810), "The Virgin and child with two angels" (1766), "The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist" (1810–34), and "The rest on the flight into Egypt" (1600–23).