Please take the time to read the post above this one--if offers understanding behind the images in this post***
Below are a few examples of the hundreds of paintings depicting Archangel Gabriel and the Virgin Mary =
“The Annunciation of Mary” and "The Adoration" and "The Annunciation to the Shepherds"
(Some of the paintings do not have the artist name.)
"The Annunciation" Gabriel and Mary
John Collier Contempary artist
"The Annunciation"
"The Annunciation of the Shepherds"
Benjamin Gervitsz Cuyp Dutch (1612-1652)
"The Annunciation" Gabreil and Mary
El Greco
by Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937) American artist
by James Jacques Joseph Tissot (1836-1902)
French painter and illustrator
As shown in the movie "The Nativity"
Leonardo da Vinci (c 1472-1475) Italian
Romare Bearden American artist
by Sandro Botticelli (1444-1510) Floretine artist
by Fra Angelico (1400-1455) Florentine artist
"The Crèche" by Joseph Stella
(krĕsh, krāsh)(the Nativity), representation of the Infant Jesus in the manger, usually surrounded by figures of Mary, Joseph, shepherds, animals, and the Wise Men; also called Christmas Crib. The crèche has been displayed in churches during the period from Christmas Eve to Jan. 6 since the Middle Ages, especially after St. Francis of Assisi instituted the custom in 1223 at Gréccio, Italy. It is a Christmas tradition in many homes. The term crèche is also applied to a day nursery.
Resting In His Faithfulness,
One Day At A Time By Faith.
Joshua 1:9
"The Crèche" by Joseph Stella
(krĕsh, krāsh)(the Nativity), representation of the Infant Jesus in the manger, usually surrounded by figures of Mary, Joseph, shepherds, animals, and the Wise Men; also called Christmas Crib. The crèche has been displayed in churches during the period from Christmas Eve to Jan. 6 since the Middle Ages, especially after St. Francis of Assisi instituted the custom in 1223 at Gréccio, Italy. It is a Christmas tradition in many homes. The term crèche is also applied to a day nursery.
Resting In His Faithfulness,
One Day At A Time By Faith.
Joshua 1:9
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