Annunciation
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| The [[announcement]] by the [[archangel]] [[Gabriel]] to [[Mary]] that she will give birth to a son, namely [[Jesus]]. Celebrated on 25th March. | The [[announcement]] by the [[archangel]] [[Gabriel]] to [[Mary]] that she will give birth to a son, namely [[Jesus]]. Celebrated on 25th March. | ||
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| + | :''[[Annunciation in Christian art]]'' | ||
| + | The Annunciation has been one of the most frequent subjects of [[Christian art]]. Depictions of the Annunciation go back to early Christianity, with the [[Priscilla catacomb]] including the oldest known fresco of the Annunciation, dating to the 4th century. It is has been a favorite artistic subject in both the Christian East and as Roman Catholic Marian art, particularly during the [[Middle Ages]] and [[Renaissance]], and figures in the repertoire of almost all of the great masters. The figures of the virgin Mary and the angel Gabriel, being emblematic of purity and grace, were favorite subjects of Roman Catholic Marian art, where the scene is also used to represent the [[perpetual virginity of Mary]] via the announcement by the [[Gabriel|angel Gabriel]] that Mary would conceive a child to be born the [[Son of God]]. | ||
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| + | Works on the subject have been created by artists such as [[Sandro Botticelli]], [[Leonardo da Vinci]], [[Caravaggio]], [[Duccio]] and [[Bartolomé Esteban Murillo|Murillo]] among others. The mosaics of [[Pietro Cavallini]] in [[Santa Maria in Trastevere]] in Rome (1291), the [[fresco]]s of [[Giotto]] in the [[Scrovegni Chapel]] in [[Padua]] (1303), [[Domenico Ghirlandaio]]'s fresco at the church of [[Santa Maria Novella]] in [[Florence]] (1486), and [[Donatello]]'s gilded sculpture at the church of [[Santa Croce, Florence]] (1435) are famous examples. | ||
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| * [[Angelus]] | * [[Angelus]] | ||
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| * [[Fleur de lys]] | * [[Fleur de lys]] | ||
| * [[Incarnation (Christianity)]] | * [[Incarnation (Christianity)]] | ||
| - | * [[Annunciade]], orders instituted with a view of the Annunciation | ||
| - | * [[Maryland Day]] | ||
| - | * [[Church of the Annunciation]], in Nazareth | ||
| - | * [[Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation]], in Nazareth | ||
| * [[Roman Catholic Marian art]] | * [[Roman Catholic Marian art]] | ||
| * [[Seven Joys of the Virgin|Seven Joys of Mary]] | * [[Seven Joys of the Virgin|Seven Joys of Mary]] | ||
| * [[Our Lady of Sorrows|Seven Sorrows of Mary]] | * [[Our Lady of Sorrows|Seven Sorrows of Mary]] | ||
| + | *"[[The Madonna's Conception through the Ear]]" by Ernest Jones | ||
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The announcement by the archangel Gabriel to Mary that she will give birth to a son, namely Jesus. Celebrated on 25th March.
Annunciation in Christian art
The Annunciation has been one of the most frequent subjects of Christian art. Depictions of the Annunciation go back to early Christianity, with the Priscilla catacomb including the oldest known fresco of the Annunciation, dating to the 4th century. It is has been a favorite artistic subject in both the Christian East and as Roman Catholic Marian art, particularly during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and figures in the repertoire of almost all of the great masters. The figures of the virgin Mary and the angel Gabriel, being emblematic of purity and grace, were favorite subjects of Roman Catholic Marian art, where the scene is also used to represent the perpetual virginity of Mary via the announcement by the angel Gabriel that Mary would conceive a child to be born the Son of God.
Works on the subject have been created by artists such as Sandro Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Caravaggio, Duccio and Murillo among others. The mosaics of Pietro Cavallini in Santa Maria in Trastevere in Rome (1291), the frescos of Giotto in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua (1303), Domenico Ghirlandaio's fresco at the church of Santa Maria Novella in Florence (1486), and Donatello's gilded sculpture at the church of Santa Croce, Florence (1435) are famous examples.
See also
- Angelus
- Gabriel
- Fleur de lys
- Incarnation (Christianity)
- Roman Catholic Marian art
- Seven Joys of Mary
- Seven Sorrows of Mary
- "The Madonna's Conception through the Ear" by Ernest Jones
