Annunciation of San Giovanni Valdarno

The Annunciation of San Giovanni Valdarno was looted from Italy during the Second World War by the Germans and returned to the country via the work of Rodolfo Siviero.

It is now held at the Museo della Basilica di Santa Maria delle Grazie in San Giovanni Valdarno.

At the center of the arches, there is a medallion with a figure of a prophet, who is looking at Mary and holds in his hand a paper that certifies the truth of his prophecy.

The colors vary from the green of the garden, to the rose and gold of the angel's clothes, to the blue and red of Mary, ending with the starry ceiling of the portico and the delicate marble decorations of the walls and floor.

In its predella, the Annunciation of San Giovanni Valdarno is displayed with five scenes from the life of Mary, attributed to an assistant of Angelico, Zanobi Strozzi.