The Annunciation

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1. The Myth of the Birth of the Hero · Otto Rank

   And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail! thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women! And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary; for thou hast found favor with God. And, behold, _thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son and call his name Jesus. He shall be great and shall be called …

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2. The Myth of the Birth of the Hero · Otto Rank

   And they came with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And when they had seen it they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. And all they that heard wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. And the shepherds returned glorifying and praising God for all the things which they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.” We now …

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3. Religious art in France, 13 century · Emile Mâle

   4 Bibl. Sainte-Genevieve, MS. 131 (Coutances or Golden Gate, an angel conversing with the Virgin in St. L6 (?), thirteenth century) ; Arsenal, MS. 279, the Temple, and the Virgin in Glory. f. 465 v. (breviary from Caen, thirteenth century). 240 OF THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY found.1 At the end of the Middle Ages art showed a marked pre- dilection for this scene, which in fact was the customary way of representing the Immaculate Con- ception.2 It was generally held, although the error haa been con- demned by the doctors,3 that …

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4. Religious art in France, 13 century · Emile Mâle

   FIG. 121. — THE ANNUNCIATION (window at Lyons) (From L. B/gule) of indescribable beauty. On seeing him Mary was affrighted, and began to tremble ; and he said, " Fear not, Mary, thou hast found favour with God. Behold thou shalt conceive, and thou shalt bear a king whose empire shall extend over the whole earth."2 It is in this thirteenth-century work at Lyons that the legend is found for the last time (Fig. 121), but it is frequently found in earlier art. M. Rohault de Fleury has shown conclusively …

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5. Sacred and legendary art, volume 1 (of 2) · Mrs. Jameson

   [90] In Paradise he sings for ever the famous salutation:— Cantando _Ave Maria gratia plena_ Dinanzi a lei le sue ali distese. DANTE, _Par._ 32. [91] See the Ursuline Manual. ‘When an angel anciently appeared to the patriarchs or prophets, he was received with due honour as being exalted above them, both by nature and grace; but when an archangel visited Mary, he was struck with her superior dignity and pre-eminence, and, approaching, saluted her with admiration and respect. Though accustomed to the lustre of the highest heavenly spirits, yet …

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6. Sacred and legendary art, volume 1 (of 2) · Mrs. Jameson

   In the early representations of the Annunciation it is treated as a religious mystery, and with a solemn simplicity and purity of feeling, which is very striking and graceful in itself, as well as in harmony with the peculiar manner of the divine revelation. The scene is generally a porch or portico of a temple-like building; the Virgin stands (she is very seldom seated, and then on a kind of raised throne); the angel stands before her, at some distance: very often, she is within the portico; he is without. …

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