One painting of this scene, which omits the appearance of a book, has a mysterious black line drawn over the two central characters inside a modest Tuscan home.
A version of this Biblical scene is the center panel of a triptych whose right panel shows St. Joseph building a mousetrap in a carpenter's shop. A red bed appears in the centerpiece of a Rogier van der Weyden triptych of this scene, which also appears in the Merode Altarpiece. One painting of this scene, which omits the appearance of a book, has a mysterious black line drawn over the two central characters inside a modest Tuscan home. That painting by (*) Fra Angelico contrasts with one by Jan van Eyck, in which rays of light point towards a woman in blue, who is approached by an angel clothed in red and gold inside a tall monastery. For 10 points, name this Biblical scene in which the angel Gabriel tells the Virgin Mary of the birth of Jesus Christ.
A version of this Biblical scene is the center panel of a triptych whose right panel shows St. Joseph building a mousetrap in a carpenter's shop.
The Annunciation