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The Annunciation (interior of left wing) oil on panel; 117 x 112 cm; signed c.: 1552 / PETRVS POVRBUS ME FECIT; Camera manufacturer: Hasselblad: Camera model: Hasselblad H3D-39: Author: Pieter Pourbus: Exposure time: 1/90 sec (0.011111111111111) F-number: f/9.5: ISO speed rating: 100: Date and time of data generation: 2015-03-09T11:50:45: Lens ...
The Annunciation has been one of the most frequent subjects of Christian art. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Depictions of the Annunciation go back to early Christianity, with the Priscilla catacomb in Rome including the oldest known fresco of the Annunciation , dating to the 4th century.
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The Annunciation is a key pivotal event within the Christian religion.In the painting archangel Gabriel descends from the heavens and informs the Virgin Mary that she is carrying God's child and will give birth to Jesus Christ. the Holy Spirit symbolizes the miraculous conception and is depicted as a ray of light that passes into the Virgin Mary. [3]
Annunciation (c. 1472–1475), Uffizi, is thought to be Leonardo da Vinci's earliest complete work. The Annunciation (from the Latin annuntiatio; also referred to as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Annunciation of Our Lady, [1] or the Annunciation of the Lord; Ancient Greek: Ο Ευαγγελισμός της Θεοτόκου) is, according to the Gospel of Luke, the ...
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The earliest evidence for a Feast of the Annunciation or Incarnation is from the sixth century, [5] [6] although the Catholic News Agency dates it to the fifth century. [2] The first certain mentions of the feast are in a canon, of the Council of Toledo in 656, where it was described as celebrated throughout the Church, and in another of the Council of Constantinople "in Trullo" in 692, which ...