The painting is oil on wood and is a triptych, which means it is a 3 panel
painting with the center piece being the largest. The portrait illustrates the
angel came to meet Mary at the person's house who is portrayed in left panel.
Also the man, in the left panel, paid that artist to incorporate him in the
portrait. It is an oil painting, which was a newly adapted technique during
that time period. Oil painting helps create a lot of detail and almost makes it
look like a photograph because it allows a painter to include variety of dark
and light shades of color showing the depth of a painting making it look
exactly like a photograph. However, this painting is not hundred percent
photorealism because the table was slanted upwards. If table existed in reality
then everything would slide off the table. The Right panel shows a man building
two mousetraps and oblivious to the arrival of an angel. The names of the
couple in the left panel are significant because it means angel bringer.
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