Attributed to Jacques du Broeucq, (1505-1584), Southern Netherlandish, circa 1550
VIRGIN OF THE ANNUNCIATION
Alabaster
41cm., 16 1/8 in.
Private collection
Private collection
The Annunciation referred to as the
Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Annunciation of Our Lady, or the
Annunciation of the Lord, is the Christian celebration of the announcement by
the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she would conceive and become the mother
of Jesus, the Son of God, marking his Incarnation. Gabriel told Mary to name
her son Yehoshua , meaning "YHWH is salvation".
According to Luke 1:26, the Annunciation
occurred "in the sixth month" of Elizabeth's pregnancy. Many
Christians observe this event with the Feast of the Annunciation on 25 March,
an approximation of the northern vernal equinox nine full months before
Christmas, the ceremonial birthday of Jesus. In England, this came to be known
as Lady Day. It marked the new year until 1752. The 2nd-century writer Irenaeus
of Lyon regarded the conception of Jesus as 25 March coinciding with the
Passion. More The
Annunciation
Girolamo Viscardi (1467-1522) ia a Genoese sculptor whose work played an important role in the introduction of the Italian Renaissance style to France around 1500. Girolamo was first employed by Antonio della Porta before collaborating with Giovanni and Michele d'Aria on a tomb monument. During the French occupation of Genoa from 1499, Girolamo began to receive commissions from France, including in 1507 the sculptural decoration for the church of Sainte-Trinité in Fécamp. More on Girolamo Viscardi
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