Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio - Annunciatie
Summary
De engel Gabriël kondigt aan Maria aan dat ze zwanger zal worden. Maria zit geknield bij een lezenaar. De Heilige Geest daalt als een duif neer. Boven zweven engelen.
The Annunciation is a biblical event in which the angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary to announce that she had been chosen to give birth to Jesus, the Son of God. The event is recorded in the New Testament in the Gospels of Luke and is a central moment in the story of the Nativity of Jesus. The scene typically depicts Mary and Gabriel, who is usually shown holding a lily, a symbol of purity, and announcing the news of the birth of Jesus to Mary.
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Date
1515 - 1565
Source
Rijksmuseum
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Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")