Huzzah! The side eye’s been in use since the fourteenth century! Seriously, though, look at Mary! How straight peeved does she look at the angel announcing the Christ child?! (Though, I feel quite similarly re: pregnancy and children). With all this shade being thrown around, it’s really not surprising this is one of the most influential works in Sienese Gothic art.
This painting was done by Simone Martini and his brother-in-law Lippo. Their signatures scream, “HEY, GUYS, WE DID THIS PAINTING IN 1333!” and seem to come from the angel himself. Maybe that’s why Mary’s pissed–fellas always trying to steal her thunder.
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