The Annunciation, Painting depicting the New Testament scene of the Virgin Mary being told by an angel that she was going to conceive the Christ Child. Mary is depicted standing with her right hand raised and eyes downcast. The angel is depicted kneeling holding a rod of flowers with his right raised in exclamation. The dove of the holy spirit enters through the window.
- Contini-Volterra Photographic Archive | Caravaggio e Caravaggeschi (CARA) | The Annunciation, Painting depicting the New Testament scene of the Virgin Mary being told by an angel that she was going to conceive the Christ Child. Mary is depicted standing with her right hand raised and eyes downcast. The angel is depicted kneeling holding a rod of flowers with his right raised in exclamation. The dove of the holy spirit enters through the window., circa 1615-1623
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