Monday, May 5, 2008

The Annunciation


On Saturday Alex, John, Tontie and I went to the Minneapolis art museum. I had a great time.
This is one of my favorite paintings because I think it's a hoot. "The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary and she conceived of the Holy Ghost"
That's from a prayer I learned. This painting takes that quite literally. God, at the top lets go with the Holy Ghost who looks like he will drill the baby ahead of him into the unsuspecting Mary. Ouch!
This tiny picture doesn't do it justice. You can hardly tell it's a baby here.That's the beauty of museums. Every brushstroke is right there to see.

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