a visit with jesus

 Bible Art

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.

The Annunciation to the Shepherds
Artist: Jules Bastien-Lepage
 1875    Painting

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The jury for the Prix de Rome award  objected to this entry by Bastien-Lepage's  because he chose to render the Annunciation at twilight when, according to historical accuracy, the Annunciation was a night scene. 

This painting is oil on canvas and is in the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne