Annunciation

The Angel Gabriel appears to announce that Mary has found favor with God and will be the mother of Jesus. Gabriel says: Ave Maria gratia plena (Hail Mary, though art highly favored). The first of the eight “Hours of the Virgin” (or Offices), for midnight, is for The Annunciation. (Thorpe, 1976) Photo from the Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan, 2025.

Photo from the Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan, 2025.
