The Annunciation
Russian Icon, 18th century
17 1/4 x 13 1/8 in
43.8 x 33.4 cm
43.8 x 33.4 cm
No. 2981
Inscriptions in Old Slavonic: Благовещенie Пресв(ят)а(я) – Annunciation; [Archangel] GABRIEL Архангел Гавриил; Mother of God - ΜΡ ΘΥ Feast: 25 March. This was regarded as the New Year in pre-Modern...
Inscriptions in Old Slavonic: Благовещенie Пресв(ят)а(я) – Annunciation; [Archangel] GABRIEL Архангел Гавриил; Mother of God - ΜΡ ΘΥ
Feast: 25 March. This was regarded as the
New Year in pre-Modern times. In England ‘Lady Day’ was New Year’s Day until
1752. In France it was changed in 1564.
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