Encountering an Angel

I find this one of the most beautiful paintings ever painted. Maybe it is the sheer beauty of the angel - the beautiful gold of his wings, his halo, his glowing hair, the beauty of his whole attire, and the glorious rays of light that spring from his body: He has an urgency about him, …

The Angel Arrives

. The angel arrives in colourful robes .  And Mary Draws back . She had never Conceived . That it might be her Who would frame . The defining icon Of God.  . Duccio, The Annunciation