The Annunciation c. 1485 - 1487 ( The angel Gabriel ) Tilman Riemenschneider alabaster (mineral), h × w ( Tilman Riemenschneider, one of the most important German sculptors of the late Middle Ages, created a highly original version of The Annunciation here. The angel Gabriel, whose drapery billows out as he flies down, is dynamic and full of vitality, contrasting with the Virgin’s subdued emotion. Petrified and taken completely by surprise, she stares into space while closing her book. }

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Annunciation ,represents the biblical story, in which, Archangel Gabriel, announces to the ,Virgin Mary, that she has been chosen to be the, mother of Jesus, birth of Christ,

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Size: 3041px × 4300px
Photo credit: © Peter Horree / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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