Ippolito Scarsellino was a mannerist painter who was taught by his father Sigismondo Scarsella (1530-1614) before traveling to Bologna and Venice, where he was employed in the workshop of Paolo Veronese (1528-1588). His works are strongly influenced by the style of Dosso Dossi (1490-1542), but he also studied the works of Parmigianino (1503-1540) and combined the style of this painter from Ferrara with the rich coloring of the Venetians.

Although Scarsellino also carried out large public commissions, his individual style becomes most evident in his smaller works. He painted numerous annunciation scenes that can be grouped together with several other pieces of similar dimensions, which were probably painted as private ...