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Annunciation to the Virgin (fol. 108r)

  • Original object type: Artefact
  • Title: Annunciation to the Virgin (fol. 108r)
  • Description:

    The miniature depicts Angel Gabriel announcing the birth of Christ to the Virgin Mary. Gabriel holds a scroll with the words "Ave maria gracia plena". God blesses the scene from the cloud above. Mary stands by a pink canopy with green curtains, and holds a book open on a lectern.

    Context: Hours of the Virgin: Matins: Domine labia mea aperies

  • Date range: [ca. 1440-1460]
  • Date: 1450
  • Depositing User: - libemu
  • Date Deposited: 17 Mar 2015 19:28
  • Last Modified: 10 Aug 2018 08:14