Annunciation, Johannes Wierix, after Pieter van der Borcht (I), 1573 print Maria is sitting with crossed arms on her desk. She is visited by the angel Gabriël. He tells her that she will give birth to a son, which will be called Christ. The pigeon of the Holy Spirit drops from heaven on her. God the Father watches from a cloud. In the foreground the lily in a vase. Antwerp paper engraving the Annunciation: Mary, usually reading, is visited by the angel (sometimes a woman overhears the conversation). God the Father. Holy Ghost represented as a dove (in flames)

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