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- Reference number
- P03888
- Author
- El Greco (Spanish)
- Title
- Annunciation
- Chronology
- 1596-1600
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 315 cm x 174 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- MUSEODELATRINIDAD
- Procedence
- Trinity Museum
A passage from the New Testament
(Luke I, 26-38) that tells of the
annunciation of the Virgin's
motherhood by the Archangel Gabriel
and the incarnation of Christ in
Mary by the Holy Ghost in the form
of a dove.
The burning bush, which appeared to
Moses on Mount Tabor and burned
without being consumed by the fire,
symbolizes the virginity and purity
of Mary. On the left, on a book
stand, is the book the Virgin was
reading with Gabriel appeared,
along with the sewing basket, an
allusion to the veil of the Temple
that Mary was sewing at that time,
according to the Armenian Gospel of
Childhood. The angelical musicians
appear like happy witness to the
scene.
This work was the central panel of
the main altarpiece at the Church
of the College of Mar
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