The Annunciation

Gospel : Lk 1,26
"...In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee named Nazareth. He had a message for a girl promised in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was a descendant of King David. The girl's name was Mary. The angel came to her and said, " Peace be with you ! The Lord is with you, and has greatly blessed you. Mary was deeply troubled by the angel's message, and she wondered what his word meant. The angel said to her, " Do'nt be afraid Mary, because God has been gracious to you. You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High God. The Lord God will make him a king, as his ancestor David was, and he will be the king of the descendants of Jacob forever ; his kingdom will never end ! Mary said to the angel :" I am a virgin. How then can this be ? The angel answered : The Holy Spirit will come on you, and God's power will rest upon you. For this reason the holy child will be called the Son of God. Remember your relative Elizabeth. It is said that she cannot have children; but she herself is now six months pregnant, even though she is very old. For there is not a thing that God cannot do".

The angel Gabriel announces to Mary that she will have a son who will be called Son of God. The news is of outstanding importance, it demands assent and wait; the soft colors, the general and peacefull tonality of the picture are here to go with the fantastic yes asked to Mary.