Lucas van Leyden: The Archangel Gabriel announcing the birth of Christ (1520)
(Metropolitan museum of Art, New York, USA)
An engraving by the Dutch artist Lucas van Leyden (1494-1533). This print is one of the few engraving attributed to van Leyden. The engraving complements another print which depicts the Virgin Mary looking up in surprise at hearing the archangel’s message. Engraving from 1520.