The flowers behind her are traditional symbols for Mary: lilies for her purity and columbine for her sorrow.
Annunciation | triptych | Order of the Most Holy Annunciation | Basilica of the Annunciation | Annunciation (van Eyck, Washington) | ''The Annunciation to the Shepherds'', by Abraham Hondius | ''The Annunciation'', miniature by Jacquemart de Hesdin from ''Les Petites Heures'' of John, Duke of Berry | ''The Annunciation'' as depicted in an oil on canvas by Edward Burne-Jones | Joan Miró, ''Blue I, Blue II, and Blue III,'' 1961, triptych in October 2010, Centre Pompidou-Metz | Hellenic Orthodox Church of the Annunciation | ''Healing of blind man of Jericho'', triptych Transfer of panel paintings | Feast of the Annunciation | Cathedral of the Annunciation | ''Annunciation to Joachim and Anna'', fresco detail by Gaudenzio Ferrari | ''Annunciation'', 1545. In the collection of the Taft Museum of Art | Andrea Previtali's ''The Annunciation'', ca. 1508. Note the Oriental carpets in Renaissance painting |