The Annunciation c. 1540
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"The Annunciation" by Girolamo da Santacroce, painted around 1540, depicts the moment when the angel Gabriel announces to the Virgin Mary that she will bear the Son of God. The scene unfolds in a richly decorated interior, with Mary kneeling in prayer and Gabriel entering from the left, pointing towards a dove descending from the heavens. The upper portion of the painting shows God the Father, surrounded by cherubs, blessing the event. This Italian Renaissance artwork, housed at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, utilizes vibrant colors and intricate details to capture the solemnity and wonder of this pivotal moment in Christian history.
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Sent by God, the Christ Child floats in the air toward the Virgin Mary—who crosses her arms in acceptance—under the dove of the Holy Spirit. His incarnation in Mary’s womb is foretold by the archangel Gabriel, who has just entered on the left. Three reliefs decorate the walls: the creation of Eve; the Fall, when Adam and Eve disobey God by eating an apple from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil; and their subsequent expulsion from paradise. In fact, the Virgin Mary here stands as a “New Eve,” the Savior in her sinless womb, who has come to redeem humanity from Adam and Eve’s sin.
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