5 Beautiful Images To Inspire Your Prayer On The Feast Of The Annunciation
5 Beautiful Images To Inspire Your Prayer On The Feast Of The Annunciation
“...God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, ‘Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.’”
Luke 1:26
The Feast of the Annunciation is a day set aside to reflect on God’s great plan for our salvation and Mary’s “yes” to her role in bringing our Savior into this world. Use these paintings to guide you in your prayer and meditation as you think about what it might have been like for Mary to hear this Good News for the first time.
5 Paintings That Beautifully Depict The Annunciation
The Annunciation in an Initial M
Unknown Miniaturist, Italian (active first half of the 14th century)
1340s
Tempera and gold on parchment
Main panel of the altarpiece to the life of Mary, Scene: The Annunciation
Fra Angelico
1433-1434
Tempera on wood
The Annunciation
Paolo de Matteis
1712
Oil on canvas
The Annunciation
John William Waterhouse
1914
Oil on canvas
The Annunciation
Johann Christian Schröder
1685 - 1691
Oil on canvas
5 Paintings That Beautifully Depict The Annunciation
The Annunciation in an Initial M Unknown Miniaturist, Italian (active first half of the 14th century) 1340s Tempera and gold on parchment
Main panel of the altarpiece to the life of Mary, Scene: The Annunciation Fra Angelico 1433-1434 Tempera on wood
The Annunciation Paolo de Matteis 1712 Oil on canvas
The Annunciation John William Waterhouse 1914 Oil on canvas
The Annunciation Johann Christian Schröder 1685 - 1691 Oil on canvas
“If you were an artist, would you allow someone to prepare your canvas with daubs? Then why should God be expected to act differently when He prepares to unite to Himself a human nature like ours, in all things, save sin? But having lifted up one woman by preserving her from sin, and then having her freely ratify that gift at the Annunciation, God gave hope to our disturbed, neurotic, gauche, and weak humanity.”
Venerable Fulton Sheen
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