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Description: | The iconography in this painting clearly depicts the Annunciation. On the right, the Virgin Mary kneels devoutly at her prie-dieu , her hands together in prayer. A gilt aura around her head confirms her holiness and a lily symbolises purity. On the left the Archangel Gabriel appears, his wings and gilt-edged robes demonstrating his celestial glory. He holds a Latin inscription: 'Greetings most favoured one'. In the centre is the dove of the Holy Spirit, its rays symbolising the conception of Christ. The awkward cropping of the composition suggests that the work is a fragment. | Subjects: | religion (Annunication) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: German School Æ Attributed to Previously attributed to French School | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8504... | Go to resource |
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