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In Luke 1:26 we find the moment when ‘the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth’ to tell Mary that she has found favour with God …

‘And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.’

Mary humbly agrees, the angel departs, and this remarkable moment is called ‘The Annunciation.’

Not surprisingly, artists over centuries have worked to capture The Annunciation on canvas. What are some beautiful examples?

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Jan van Eyck. The Annunciation. 1435

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Rogier van der Weyden. L’Annonciation. ~ 1400-1500

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Petrus Christus. The Annunciation. ~1445

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Leonardo da Vinci. The Annunciation. ~1472

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Piermatteo de’ Manfredi da Amelia. Annunciation. ~1475

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Hans Memling. The Annunciation. ~1480-89

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Sandro Botticelli. The Annunciation. 1489-90

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Gerard David. The Annunciation. 1506

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Domenico Beccafumi. The Annunciation. 1545

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Caravaggio. Annunciation. 1608-10

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Peter Paul Rubens. The Annunciation. ~1610

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Philippe de Champaigne. The Annunciation. ~1644

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Header Art: Jean Hey. The Annunciation. 1490-05