Edward Burne-Jones, The Annunciation

Designs inspired by a beautiful annunciation painting by British artist Edward Burne-Jones (The annunciation, 1876-79). Burne-Jones chose a vertical and narrow composition, as if the painting was another of his stained glass designs. The young Virgin looks startled by the angel's appearance, the hunching of her shoulders and the way in which she tightly clasps her dress suggest her awe for the determining event in her life.