a visit with jesus

 Bible Art

The Annunciation
Artist: Henry Ossawa Tanner
 1898    Painting

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In this painting, Tanner glowingly reveals the moment the angel Gabriel (rendered here in the form of a glowing column of light) visits Mary to tell her that she will carry the Christ child. The young woman is seated on a bed in the corner of her room wearing robes as if she has just awakened from slumber. 

The Annunciation
Artist: William-Adolphe Bouguereau
 1888    Painting

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This painting depicts the Annunciation which, according to the Gospel of Luke, is the announcement made by the archangel Gabriel to Mary that she would conceive and bear a son through a virgin birth and become the mother of Jesus Christ, the Christian Messiah and Son of God, marking the Incarnation.

This is an oil on canvas painting