The Annunciation, The Early Life of Mary (series title), Masterpieces (series title), The angel Gabriel announces the birth of Christ to Mary, who is kneeling at a lectern. A dove descends from heaven, surrounded by angels. At the bottom left of the image a dedication in Latin; below the scene four lines of Latin verse. This print is part of a series of six prints depicting scenes from Mary's early life. These are called the 'Masterpieces' because Goltzius imitated the work of several illustrious predecessors in them., print, print maker: Hendrick Goltzius, (mentioned on object), after own des

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