Abstract: Influenced by contemporary theatrical representations inspired by Blessed Jacopo da Varazze's Leggenda aurea, Antonello da Messina chose to limit the extension of the spatial view of his subject in his masterpiece L'Annunziata while gathering together several actions carried out in time to express a full story in the sense of Aristotelian poetic myth. While the rationalist, modern viewer reduces this painting to a mere pictorial photogram, a full appreciation for Antonello's genius requires seeing it as just one detailed perspective of a full story of cosmic import. Antonello's choice to limit the spatial extension of his subject highlights his capability to express action in time.
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Tempo narrativo nell'Annunziata di Antonello da Messina
Robert A. Gahl, Jr.
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