# The Annunciation, in Renaissance

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=749) (8 works)
- [More paintings of the 15th century](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/style/painting-15?hang=749) (73 works)
- [15th-century Netherlands](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/15-netherlands?hang=749) (12 works)

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