The Annunciation of Cortona by Fra Angelico, Parian Porcelain Copy by ACM VINHO, Circa 1950, 16x16 Centimetres
ACM VINHO produced many superb crosses, wall plaques and bronzes for churches and cathedrals cross Europe. Amongst them the Church of Saint Paul in Lorraine.
This beautiful plaque is made of parian porcelain and is in perfect condition.
It is a copy of The Annunciation of Cortona which is a panel-painting altarpiece or retable by Fra Angelico: once housed in the Church of Gesù of Cortona, it is now held at the Museo Diocesano in Cortona.
The Annunciation to Mary by the Archangel Gabriel", is described in the Gospels and in great detail in The Golden Legend of Jacobus de Voragine, the reference book of painters of the Renaissance.
The inscription 'Je vous salue Marie pleine de grace' (Hail Mary Full of Grace) is taken from the prayer Hail Mary.
The prayer is based on two biblical passages featured in the Gospel of Luke: the Angel Gabriel's visit to Mary (the Annunciation) and Mary's subsequent visit to Elisabeth, the mother of John the Baptist (the Visitation). It is also called Angelical salutation as the prayer is based on the Archangel Gabriel's words to Mary.
ACM VINHO produced many superb crosses, wall plaques and bronzes for churches and cathedrals cross Europe. Amongst them the Church of Saint Paul in Lorraine.
This beautiful plaque is made of parian porcelain and is in perfect condition.
It is a copy of The Annunciation of Cortona which is a panel-painting altarpiece or retable by Fra Angelico: once housed in the Church of Gesù of Cortona, it is now held at the Museo Diocesano in Cortona.
The Annunciation to Mary by the Archangel Gabriel", is described in the Gospels and in great detail in The Golden Legend of Jacobus de Voragine, the reference book of painters of the Renaissance.
The inscription 'Je vous salue Marie pleine de grace' (Hail Mary Full of Grace) is taken from the prayer Hail Mary.
The prayer is based on two biblical passages featured in the Gospel of Luke: the Angel Gabriel's visit to Mary (the Annunciation) and Mary's subsequent visit to Elisabeth, the mother of John the Baptist (the Visitation). It is also called Angelical salutation as the prayer is based on the Archangel Gabriel's words to Mary.
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