FLORENTINE SCHOOL, CIRCA 1480/90 | THE ANGEL GABRIEL

Although infrared reflectography of this painting reveals a lively underdrawing, scholars have not been able to reach a consensus regarding its attribution. The pose and draperies of the angel are reminiscent of works attributed to Raffaellino del Garbo (1466–1524), a pupil of Filippino Lippi (ca. 1457-1504). The figure of the angel closely relates to a cartoon Raffaellino did for an embroidery now in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.¹

^1. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white gouache, over black chalk on paper washed brown, diameter: 3 7/8 in. (9.7 cm), inv. no. 12.56.5a. See https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/12.56.5a/