Nazareth
The Annunciation
The archangel Gabriel announcing to the Virgin Mary
Ὁ Ἀρχάγγελος Γαβριήλ · ΜΡ ΘΥ The archangel Gabriel, and Mother of God. Both names are written beside each figure so there is no doubt who is who.
- Depicts
- The archangel Gabriel announcing to the Virgin Mary
- Tradition
- Byzantine
- Support
- Nordic pine panel
- Technique
- Chromography on wood, mixed technique polychromy
- Finish
- By hand, in our own workshop
- Dimensions
- 30 x 42 cm
- Panel thickness
- 1,8 cm
- Weight
- 1,8 kg
- Delivery time
- 21 days
The journey
The house where it happened lies under the basilica of Nazareth, and you can still go down to it. The icon does not depict a past moment: it sets it in front of you again.
How to read it
Gabriel steps forward with one foot still raised, because he has only just arrived. She folds her hands over her chest, which is the precise gesture of consent.
When it is given
A wedding, and the waiting for a child. In the eastern calendar it is a great feast on 25 March.
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