All I have been able to find out about this Annunciation (so far!) is that it is possibly of Dutch origin, circa 1520, and is housed in the Berlin Gemäldegalerie.
Annunciation, 1520 Gemäldegalerie, Berlin |
We rightly admire Muslim neighbors and co-workers who put everything on hold five times a day in answer to the "call to prayer." But Christians have a "call to prayer," too! It is the Angelus. Three times a day, we are invited to pause and reaffirm our faith in the Incarnation: that "God so loved the world he sent his only Son" (Jn 3:16).
I thought The Angelus Project had featured all of El Greco's Annunciations already! I was wrong. This gem, dated 1577-1580, was hiding in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya.
Annunciation, El Greco c 1577-1580 Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya |
From the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya comes this amazing Gothic Annunciation by an unknown artist from 15th century Valencia, Spain.
Annunciation, 15 century Valencian Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya |