Is this Gothic Annunciation from Spain not both splendid and unique? Mary is inside, and yet the room is open to the outside. Her bedroom itself is in and also open to the garden (an enclosed garden, as we can tell by the surrounding walls in the background): Mary is herself the "garden enclosed" where God meets humanity in a wedding that will never end. I chose this image for the 4th Sunday of Advent for that reason.
I love the sharpness of the image: the walls are cleanly stuccoed, while the decoration of the floor tiles is not overdone, allowing the brocaded robes on Mary and Gavriel to really stand out.
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| Annunciation, Master of Xàtiva Museu Nacional de Catalunya |
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