Today is the Feast of the Annunciation. Here is a brief survey of some paintings depicting that announcement, that hailing, that "Ave," from the angel, Gabriel, to the Virgin. In some cases, the hail itself is painted into golden words on the canvas. Enjoy.
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| 1325, Ohrid Annunciation Icon |
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| 1333, Simone Martini, Annunciation |
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| 1427, The Master of Flémalle, Mérode Altarpiece |
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| 1434, Fra Angelico |
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| 1437, Fra Angelico, "The Annunciation" |
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| 1445, Zanobi Strozzi, about 1440-5 |
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| 1450, Fra Filippo Lippi, Annunciation |
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| 1475, Leonardo da Vinci, Annunciation |
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| 1608, Caravaggio, Annunciation |
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| 1610, Peter Paul Rubens, Annunciation |
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| 1850, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Ecce Ancilla Domini |
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| 1898, Henry Ossawa Tanner, the Annunciation |
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| 1900, William Brassey Hole, Annunciation |
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| 20th century (1950?), Unknown Artist, Chinese, The Annunciation to the Shepherds |
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| 1966, Sadao Watanabe, The Annunciation |
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| Late 20th/Early 21st Century Coloring Book |
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