The Annunciation to Mary
The Annunciation to Mary The annunciation to Mary by the angel Gabriel. The book in Mary’s hand is open to the passage from Isaiah , “Behold, a young woman shall conceive and bear a son” ( 7:14 ). Detail of a painting by Masolino da Panicale ca. 1430. Achtemeier, Paul J., Harper & Row and Society of Biblical Literature . Harper’s Bible Dictionary 1985 : 1168 . Print.