Annunciation to Mary


Luke 1, 26 - 38

And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. For with God nothing shall be impossible. And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

The Protoevangelium of St. James

XI.

2. And behold an angel of the Lord stood before her saying: Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace before the Lord of all things, and thou shalt conceive of his word. And she, when she heard it, questioned in herself, saying: Shall I verily conceive of the living God, and bring forth after the manner of all women? And the angel of the Lord said: Not so, Mary, for a power of the Lord shall overshadow thee: wherefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of the Highest. And thou shalt call his name Jesus.





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Altar of The Last Judgement. Detail: Saint Mary,       
supposed to be a portrait of Mme.Rolin, the wife       
of Nicolas Rolin, for fourty years chancellor of       
the Dukes of Burgundy and founder of the Hotel Dieu,   
in Beaune.See 40-01-01/65,66, 40-04-04/31-34
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Altar of The Last Judgement. Detail: Saint Mary, supposed to be a portrai...

Annunciation. Archangel Gabriel and Saint Mary.            
Exteriors of left and right wings of the               
triptych altar Enthronement of Saint Mary.             
Grisaille painting on oakwood                          
33.1 x 13.6 cm
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Annunciation. Archangel Gabriel and Saint Mary. Exteriors of left a...

Annunciation. Center panel of a triptych, from an      
altar from the church in Chieri, near Torino.          
The side panels are in the Galleria Sabauda in Torino. 
Wood, 86 x 93 cm                                       
INV 1982
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Annunciation. Center panel of a triptych, from an altar from the church in...

Main altar dedicated to Saint Wolfgang, 1497.          
Center panel: Saint Wolfgang; Saint Peter (left) and   
Saint Christopher (right). Figures are more than life- 
size, between 1.90m and 2.20m. Shutters,left: Annunciation
and birth, right:Adoration and Mary's death.
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Main altar dedicated to Saint Wolfgang, 1497. Center panel: Saint Wol...

Main altar dedicated to Saint Wolfgang, detail:        
left wing Annunciation and Adoration of the Magi.      
1497
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Main altar dedicated to Saint Wolfgang, detail: left wing Annunciation...

Altar called "Infancy altar".Center:Nativity;          
left:Annunciation;right:Circumcision;above the         
manger the arrival of the Three Magi and God Father    
with angels.
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Altar called "Infancy altar".Center:Nativity; left:Annunciation;right:...

Annunciation                                           
Wood.                                                  
Inv. 1290
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Annunciation Wood....

Annunciation; the archangel Gabriel carries            
a letter with three seals.                             
Bavarian, around 1460                                  
Wood                                                   
D 47 A
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Annunciation; the archangel Gabriel carries a letter with three seal...

Diptych of the Annunciation.                           
Wood, 1470-1475                                        
Inv. CA 113 a+b
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Diptych of the Annunciation. Wood, 1470-1475...

Annunciation.                                          
Copper, 48 x 41 cm                                     
Inv.614
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Annunciation. Copper, 48 x 41 cm...

Reverse panels of the altar of The Last Judgement.     
Center top: Annunciation; below: Saints Sebastian and  
Anthony,patron of the Hospice de Beaune; left:Nicolas  
Rolin, chancellor of the Dukes of Burgundy, right: his 
wife; angels holding the couple's coats of arms. 1434
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Reverse panels of the altar of The Last Judgement. Center top: Annunciation...

The Ghent altar - polyptique de l'agneau mystique,1432 
Top center:God Father with John Baptist and the Virgin.
Lower half,center:the adoration of the mystic lamb by  
angels and by saintly personages from the Old and New  
Testament;Side panels:Adam and Eve;pilgrims,hermits.
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The Ghent altar - polyptique de l'agneau mystique,1432 Top center:God Father wi...