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The Annunciation
about 1450–3 · Egg tempera on wood (probably poplar) · The National Gallery, London
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The hand of God reaches out of a deep blue cloud at the top, and fine gold falls from it toward Our Lady. Lower, at the height of her lap, the dove of the Holy Ghost flies low across the floor to her. Gabriel kneels in the garden outside, his huge wings eyed like a peacock's; Mary sits within, a book open in one hand, the other gathering her blue mantle to her. Between them a vase of white lilies stands on a low wall, and carved in the stone beneath it is a diamond ring with two feathers. The National Gallery, London, calls that ring an emblem used by the Medici and ties it to Piero de' Medici; peacock wings, it adds, were a Medici symbol in this period too, and the work comes from the Medici palace in Florence, where it most probably hung above a door. The Gallery writes that “a golden light emanates from a gap in Mary's pink dress and she bows her head towards it, in acceptance.” In Florence, as in many Italian cities, the feast of 25 March marked the first day of the calendar year. The city began its year at this bowed head, and so did our redemption.
Sources: The National Gallery, London, 'Fra Filippo Lippi, The Annunciation', NG666, collection page, read 2026-10-10. · Luke 1:35, Douay-Rheims (Challoner); check against data/bible_drc.js before shipping
And the angel answering, said to her: The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
Luke 1:35 · Douay-Rheims (Challoner)