Gabriel kneels in a swirl of patterned cloak and offers an olive branch, while Mary recoils on her throne, drawing her mantle close and keeping her place in her book. The whole scene floats on gold. Signed in 1333 by Simone Martini and his brother-in-law Lippo Memmi for Siena Cathedral, it flanks the scene with Saint Ansanus and a female saint, perhaps Maxima or Margaret.
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Gabriel's greeting, 'Ave gratia plena dominus tecum', is raised in the gold and runs from his lips toward Mary. A vase of lilies stands between them.
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