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Andy Warhol Details of Renaissance Paintings (Leonardo da Vinci, the Annunciation, 1472) (F.S. II 320) For Sale

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Details of Renaissance Paintings (Leonardo da Vinci, the Annunciation, 1472) (F.S. II 320), 1984

Screen print on Arches Aquarelle Cold Pressed paper

32 x 44 in 81.3 x 111.8 cm

About this work

Andy Warhol’s Details of Renaissance Paintings (Leonardo da Vinci, The Annunciation, 1472), (FS. II 320) is part of a bold series in which Warhol reinterpreted celebrated Renaissance masterworks through the lens of Pop Art. Created in the 1980s, this portfolio reflects his fascination with the intersection of art history, media culture, and reproduction.Warhol’s interest in Renaissance imagery was sparked in 1963, when Leonardo’s Mona Lisa made its first appearance in New York, drawing massive crowds and a media frenzy. Amused by the overwhelming attention given to a single historical artwork, Warhol responded by creating his own piece that same year: Thirty Are Better Than One. In it, he reproduced the iconic face of the Mona Lisa thirty times, transforming a unique cultural treasure into a repeated, mass-produced image. This idea—that repetition could both elevate and democratize an artwork—became foundational to Warhol’s practice and resurfaced in full force two decades later in his Details of Renaissance Paintings series.In his 1984 screenprint based on The Annunciation, Warhol reimagines Leonardo da Vinci’s 1472 depiction of the biblical moment when the angel Gabriel tells the Virgin Mary she will conceive Jesus. The original Renaissance painting features a serene, balanced composition: Gabriel kneels on the left, Mary sits reading on the right, and behind them stretches a dreamlike landscape.But rather than reproduce the entire composition, Warhol zooms in, isolating a specific detail at the center of the scene. In his version, we see only Gabriel’s outstretched hand from the lower left and Mary’s hand lightly touching the Bible in the lower right. This cropped moment, which might seem minor in the original, is transformed into the focal point—imbuing it with new emotional and symbolic weight.Warhol enhances this fragment with vivid, saturated colors—electric reds, deep blues, and hot pinks—replacing the original’s muted tones with his signature Pop palette. The result is an image that feels both reverent and irreverent, classical and contemporary. Warhol’s reinterpretation abstracts the subject, pushing it closer to modern design and away from traditional religious art, yet still retaining the gravity of the moment being depicted.As with the rest of the series, Warhol’s Annunciation explores the tension between uniqueness and reproducibility, sacred and commercial. By applying silkscreen techniques to a revered historical painting, he transforms it into a consumable object—echoing the way media and consumer culture commodify even the most hallowed symbols. The print becomes both a tribute to and a critique of the way society treats cultural icons.This approach aligns closely with Warhol’s broader body of work. Just as he turned celebrities like Marilyn Monroe or political figures like Mao Zedong into endlessly repeated symbols, here he gives the same treatment to Renaissance religious imagery. In doing so, he elevates these paintings into the realm of Pop—while also questioning how images gain and lose meaning through repetition.Ultimately, Details of Renaissance Paintings (The Annunciation) captures Warhol’s ability to blend historical reverence with modern commentary. The cropped composition draws attention to gesture and interaction, while the bold colors and screenprinting technique strip away the painting’s historical distance, placing it firmly in the contemporary visual world.Both captivating and thought-provoking, the work demonstrates Warhol’s mastery in recontextualizing iconic imagery. Through his unique lens, even a centuries-old religious scene becomes fresh, accessible, and unmistakably Warhol.For more information on Andy Warhol’s Details of Renaissance Paintings (Leonardo da Vinci, The Annunciation, 1472) (FS. II 320) for sale or to buy Details of Renaissance Paintings (Leonardo da Vinci, The Annunciation, 1472) (FS.II 320), contact our galleries using the form below.

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Year
1984
Medium
Screen print on Arches Aquarelle Cold Pressed paper
Edition
Edition of 60, 15 AP, 5 PP, 4 HC
Details of Renaissance Paintings (Leonardo da Vinci, the Annunciation, 1472) (F.S. II 320)

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