Annunciation, Julius Caesar, London (image 18)

Original object type: Artefact
Title: Annunciation, Julius Caesar, London (image 18)
Description:
The roundel depicts Angel Gabriel announcing the birth of Christ to the Virgin Mary (34). Gabriel holds a small golden cross. The Holy Ghost as a dove descends upon the Virgin. Mary kneels under a pink canopy, by an altar on which a book lies open. The roundel in the middle shows the murder of Julius Caesar by a sword (35). The roundel on the right depicts the city of London (33).
Context: History of the world: Biblical history; European history
Date range: [ca. 1461-1483]
Date: 1472