a visit with jesus

 Bible Art

The Annunciation
Artist: Fra Angelico
 1438-45    Painting

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This fresco, depicting the moment at which an angel announces to Mary that she will be the mother of Jesus, has a classical simplicity. Sitting on a wooden stool in the cloister, Mary, her form a subtle contrast of dark robes that frame her delicate pink tunic, leans forward listening intently. The angel too leans forward, one knee bent, as his robe unfolds in softly curving vertical lines. Both figures have their arms folded across their chests in the shape of a cross, creating a feeling of intimate understanding, emphasized by the matching pink hues of their clothing, cloister walls, floor, and columns. The setting is devoid of many extraneous details, just a patch of grass on the left and a wooden fence with Tuscan cypresses behind it. 

This Fresco is in the Museum of San Marco, Florence 

The Annunciation
Artist: Botticelli
 c. 1485 - 92    Painting

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This depiction of the Annunciation unfolds in a classicising architectural interior rendered with one-point perspective to create the illusion of depth, a technique achieved in early fifteenth-century Florence. 

The Uffizi Gallery’s magnificent collection of his works includes many of his masterpieces.