Left: the Virgin kneels, holding a book, looking towards Gabriel; in the foreground, to left, a table with a vase of lillies; above the Virgin, in the centre of a cloud with putti, the Holy Spirit, as a dove, sends rays of light which reach the pillow on the bed in the rear of the chamber; ornamental frame; Right: in the centre, the Virgin embraces Elizabeth, kneeling outside Zacharias' house; to left, Joseph looks towards the women; to right, Zacharias stands beneath the portico; other holy women gather around the group; ornamental frame.