The announcement is a scene in the story of Jesus' birth to his mother Mary. In the Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church, this holiday falls on March 25, nine months before Christmas.
In Christian iconography, the word refers to the representation of the archangel Gabriel who, according to Luke 1:26-35, visits Mary in her home in Nazareth and informs her that God has chosen her to become the mother of his Son.
Pietro (Libertino) Liberi (Padua, 1605 - Oct. 18, 1687) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Venice and the Veneto.
He had an adventurous life. He traveled extensively in Italy. During a trip to Istanbul, he was held captive for 8 months by pirates from Tunis. Released via Malta, he visited Sicily, Naples and Pisa. For a few years of his life, he became a mercenary in the forces of cavaliere Antonio Manfredini, fighting for the Duchy of Tuscany against the Saracens. He fought to capture the castle of Sichia, in present-day İskenderun in Turkey. In 1662, he was knighted by the doge Francesco Molino.
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