Annunciation (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
The Annunciation
is the revelation to Mary by the archangel Gabriel that she would conceive a child to be born the Son of God.
It may also refer to other similar revelations to figures including Saint Joseph
and the shepherds
, or to:
Annunciation
The Annunciation, also referred to as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary or Annunciation of the Lord, is the Christian celebration of the announcement by the angel Gabriel to Virgin Mary, that she would conceive and become the mother of Jesus the Son of God. Gabriel told Mary to name her...
is the revelation to Mary by the archangel Gabriel that she would conceive a child to be born the Son of God.
It may also refer to other similar revelations to figures including Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph is a figure in the Gospels, the husband of the Virgin Mary and the earthly father of Jesus Christ ....
and the shepherds
Annunciation to the shepherds
The Annunciation to the shepherds is an episode in the Nativity of Jesus described in the Bible in Luke 2, in which angels tell a group of shepherds about the birth of Jesus...
, or to:
Art
- Cestello Annunciation (Botticelli)Cestello Annunciation (Botticelli)The Annunciation, also known as the Cestello Annunciation, is a tempera painting by the Italian Renaissance master Sandro Botticelli, circa 1489-1490...
and Annunciation (Botticelli, Glasgow)Annunciation (Botticelli, Glasgow)The Annunciation is a painting created by Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli. It is a tempera on panel and measures 49.5 cm tall and 58.5 cm wide. It is in the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, Scotland....
, paintings by Botticelli - Annunciation (Caravaggio), painting by Caravaggio
- Annunciation (Leonardo)Annunciation (Leonardo)The Annunciation is a a painting by Italian Renaissance artists Leonardo da Vinci and Andrea del Verrocchio, dating from circa 1472–1475 and housed in the Uffizi Gallery of Florence, Italy....
, painting by Leonardo da Vinci - Annunciation (Lippi, Rome)Annunciation (Lippi, Rome)The Annunciation is a painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Filippo Lippi, finished around 1445-1450. It is housed in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome....
, The Annunciation with two Kneeling Donors (Lippi)The Annunciation with two Kneeling Donors (Lippi)The Annunciation is a painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Filippo Lippi. Dating to of 1440-45, it is housed in the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica of Palazzo Barberini, Rome....
and Annunciation (Lippi, Munich)Annunciation (Lippi, Munich)The Annunciation is a painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Filippo Lippi, finished around 1443-1450. It is housed in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany....
, painting by Filippo Lippi - Annunciation (Pontormo)Annunciation (Pontormo)The Annunciation is a wall painting by the Italian mannerist artist Jacopo Pontormo, executed in 1527-1528 as part of his commission to decorate the Capponi Chapel in the church of Santa Felicita, Florence....
, painting by Pontormo - Annunciation (Titian)Annunciation (Titian)The Annunciation is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Titian, executed between 1559 and 1564. It is housed in the church of San Salvador, Venice, northern Italy....
, painting by Titian - Annunciation (van Eyck, Washington)Annunciation (van Eyck, Washington)The Annunciation is an oil painting by the Early Netherlandish master Jan van Eyck, from around 1434-1436. It is in the National Gallery of Art, in Washington D.C. It was originally on panel but has been transferred to canvas. It is thought that it was the left wing of a triptych; there has...
, painting by van Eyck - Annunciation of CortonaAnnunciation of CortonaThe Annunciation of Cortona is a panel-painting altarpiece or retable by Fra Angelico: once housed in the Church of Gesù of Cortona, it is now held at the Diocesan Museum in the same city.-History:...
, panel-painting altarpiece by Fra Angelico
Places
- See Annunciation Church (disambiguation) for churches, cathedrals and monasteries.
- The Annunciation Orthodox SchoolAnnunciation Orthodox SchoolAnnunciation Orthodox School, or AOS, is a private school located in Houston, Texas, United States, established in 1970.Annunciation Orthodox School began as a ministry of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral. Over the years it has grown from one early childhood class to a school averaging 670...
, Houston, Texas, USA
- The Annunciation Orthodox School