# The Annunciation, in The Netherlands

Jean Hey (called Master of Moulins) painted this in 1490–95, aged about 15. It is now at the Art Institute of Chicago.

From the museum's label:

> Jean Hey, known as the Master of Moulins, was a leading painter in 15th-century France. Here, he captured the moment the archangel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would give birth to a son.

_Text from the Art Institute of Chicago._

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## The work

- Date: 1490–95
- Medium: Oil on panel
- Dimensions: 72.5 × 50.1 cm (28 1/2 × 19 11/16 in.); Framed: 86.3 × 65.4 cm (34 × 25 3/4 in.)
- Type: Painting
- Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1933.1062
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[Jean Hey (called Master of Moulins)](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/jean-hey-called-master-of-moulins), Netherlandish, active fourth quarter 15th century

2 works in the collection.

## Walk on

- [Jean Hey (called Master of Moulins)'s contemporaries](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/artist/contemporaries-of-jean-hey-called-master-of-moulins?hang=754) (8 works)
- [More Renaissance](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/style/renaissance?hang=754) (78 works)
- [15th-century Netherlands](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/15-netherlands?hang=754) (12 works)

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