Annunciation

Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci (c. 1472–1475)

According to Christian tradition, the annunciation was an announcement made by the angel Gabriel to Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, that she was to have a son despite being a virgin.

The Feast of the Annunciation is celebrated by Christians on 25 March every year.

Annunciation Media

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  Annunciation by Armenian manuscript illuminator Toros Roslin, 13th century

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  The Annunciation by Murillo, 1655–1660, Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg

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  Annunciation to Zechariah, taken from an Ethiopian Bible (c. 1700), British Library

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  Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, Nazareth

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  The Annunciation by Johann Christian Schröder, c. 1690

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  The Annunciation by Paolo de Matteis, 1712, Saint Louis Art Museum, Saint Louis. The white lily in the angel's hand is symbolic of Mary's purity in Marian art.

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  The Annunciation in Armenian art by Toros Taronetsi, 1323

References

•  Baynes, T.S., ed. (1878), "Annunciation" , Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 2 (9th ed.), New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, p. 90 {{cite encyclopedia}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |1= and |coauthors= (help)
•  Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Annunciation" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (Eleventh ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 78. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
•  Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Lady Day" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (Eleventh ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 62. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)