Abraham Starre - Annunciatie - Engraving, Public domain image

De engel Gabriël kondigt Maria aan dat zij zwanger zal worden. Maria zit geknield bij haar lessenaar, waarop een boek ligt. Bovenaan de heilige Drieëenheid: God de Vader, Christus en de duif van de heilige Geest.

The Annunciation is a biblical event in which the angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary to announce that she had been chosen to give birth to Jesus, the Son of God. The event is recorded in the New Testament in the Gospels of Luke and is a central moment in the story of the Nativity of Jesus. The scene typically depicts Mary and Gabriel, who is usually shown holding a lily, a symbol of purity, and announcing the news of the birth of Jesus to Mary.