Luke 1:26–38
The Annunciation
Leonardo da Vinci · c. 1472–1476 · Uffizi Gallery, Florence
The Word approaches
Gabriel's lily, Mary's book and the enclosed garden turn a Tuscan landscape into a theology of consent.
Gabriel kneels in a Tuscan garden; Mary raises a hand from her reading in calm assent. An early work produced in Verrocchio's workshop.