In this bold textile work
entitled 'The Annunciation', Jaensch isolates and reconstructs the geometric
floor pattern from Giovanni dal Ponte's Brozzi altarpiece of ca. 1410/1415.
Now at the Museo di Arte Sacra of San Donnino in Campi Bisenzio, the original
altarpiece presents the Annunciation scene with the Virgin Mary, Archangel
Gabriel, Saint Eustace and Saint Anthony Abbot against a gilt background. What captured Jaensch's
attention was its strikingly modern floor pattern – an early Renaissance
experiment with perspective through bold pink, green, yellow, and black
geometric shapes that anticipate Op Art by centuries. Through careful study of
the altarpiece, Jaensch discovered and preserved a subtle irregularity in the
upper left corner where the pattern deviates from its rhythm. By extracting the
floor pattern from its devotional context, her textile work transforms a
background element into a striking abstraction that highlights the surprisingly
modern character of quattrocento Italian painting.