Annunciation
Visitation
Purchased on the Belle da Costa Greene Fund with the assistance of the Fellows and with special assistance of Mrs. Frederick B. Adams, Sr., Mrs. Robert Charles, Mr. Laurens M. Hamilton, The Heineman Foundation, Mrs. Donald F. Hyde, Mrs. Jacob M. Kaplan
The moment of the Incarnation—when the Archangel Gabriel announces to Mary that she has been chosen by God to be the mother of the Savior—takes place
in an elaborate space. The structure is handsomely tiled, hung with cloth of gold, and vaulted with soaring stones (note the orange demon at the top of the arch). Gabriel's salutation is written on his scroll: Ave gracia plena, Dominus te(cum) (Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee). Interrupted at her prayers, the Virgin gestures in astonishment.