Annunciation with St. Margaret and St. Ansanus

The Annunciation with St. Margaret and St. Ansanus is a painting by the Italian Gothic artists Simone Martini and Lippo Memmi, now housed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. It is a wooden triptych painted in tempera and gold, with a central panel having double size. Considered Martini's masterwork and one of the most outstanding works of Gothic painting, the work was originally painted for a side altar in the Siena Cathedral.

Annunciation with St. Margaret and St. Ansanus
ArtistSimone Martini and Lippo Memmi
Year1333
TypeTempera and gold on panel
Dimensions305 cm × 265 cm (120 in × 104 in)
LocationUffizi Gallery, Florence
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