04 Aalabaster Sculptures, RELIGIOUS ART, God the Father, The Annunciation, The Miraculous Draught of the Fishes and the Virgin and Child - with footnotes #187

North German, mid 16th century

God the Father

Aalabaster with remains of gilding

17 by 14 in.; 43.2 by 35.6cm.

Private collection

God the Father is depicted here crowned and holding an orb, representing the realm of the Earth over which he rules.

English, Nottingham, 15th century

The Annunciation

Alabaster, on a later lucite base

16 ¼ in.; 41.3cm.

Private collection

During the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, carved alabaster altarpieces consisting of a series of scenes and figures were produced in the areas surrounding Nottingham, England. Alabaster panels were carved individually, and then painted and mounted into wooden frameworks. The most popular subjects for these altarpieces were The Life of Christ and The Life of the Virgin. More on this Sculpture

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

French, circa 1600

The Miraculous Draught of the Fishes

Alabaster

22½ in.; 57.2cm.

Private collection

The miraculous catch of fish, or more traditionally the miraculous draught of fish(es), is either of two miracles attributed to Jesus in the canonical gospels. The miracles are reported as taking place years apart from each other, but in both miracles apostles are fishing unsuccessfully in the Sea of Galilee when Jesus tells them to try one more cast of the net, at which they are rewarded with a great catch or "draught". Either is thus sometimes called a "miraculous draught of fish".  More on Miraculous Draught of the Fishes

Italian, Trapani, 17th century

Virgin and Child

Alabaster

22 ¼ in., 56.5cm.

Private collection

The Madonna and Child or The Virgin and Child is often the name of a work of art which shows the Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus. The word Madonna means "My Lady" in Italian. Artworks of the Christ Child and his mother Mary are part of the Roman Catholic tradition in many parts of the world including Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, South America and the Philippines. Paintings known as icons are also an important tradition of the Orthodox Church and often show the Mary and the Christ Child. They are found particularly in Eastern Europe, Russia, Egypt, the Middle East and India. More on The Madonna and Child

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