Mid 12th century mosaic of the Angel Gabriel in the Martorana, Palermo, Sicily.
Joachim after his sacrifice to the temple had been rejected went into the hills to tend to his sheep and pray for a child. In this panel from the Life of the Virgin Mary (1217-1220), at Chartres Cathedral, the angel Gabriel is telling him that he will be the father of the Virgin Mary.
This Annunciation scene is from the early 13th century Life of Mary window (1217-1220) at Chartres Cathedral.
These statues (1230-1255) are part of the entral portal of the north transept, known as the "Portail de la Vierge" of the western façade of Reims Cathedral. The two figures on the left depict the annunciation with Gabriel looking at the Virgin Mary, the figures on the right represent the visitation of Mary to Saint Elizabeth.
This Annunciation relief, carved in the 13th century, is part of the west doorway of St. Mary's Church, founded around 1220 under a charter from King Henry III, with the tower completed by 1250.
This 13th century wall painting of the Annunciation is on one of the pillars between the nave and north aisle of St Albans Cathedral.
This image of Gabriel is part of Giovanni dal Ponte's "Coronation of the Virgin" (c1410) located in the Accademia Florence.
This image of Gabriel is a detail from the Annunciation painting (1415) by Lorenzo Monaco in the Accademia Florence.
Detail of Fra Angelico's Annunciation fresco (1442) at San Marco monastery in Florence. This image shows the Angel Gabriel within a cloister containing Corinthian columns.
In this tableaux, by the French Renaissance sculptor Jehan Soulas, the archangel Gabriel is announcing that Mary is to bear the Son of God.
Stained glass panel c1520 of the Angel Gabriel in Evreux Cathedral. This is part of a two panel representation of the Annuniciation, the other panel next to it depicting the Virgin Mary.
Late 16th century Annunciation scene with flowering lily. This stained glass in Chartres Cathedral, is near to the choir screen statues of a similar scene.
The carved wooden panel representing the Annunciation can be found as part of the reredos in the church of St Lawrence Shotteswell, Warwickshire. The reredos is constructed of a number of wooden 17th century Flemish panels.
Early John Hardman stained glass depicting the Annunciation of Christ and the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
The two donor figures at the bottom of the panels are St Aloysius Gonzaga, and St Helen. This window is in the Lady Chapel of Avon Dasset.
Victorian stained glass of the Annunciation, at St John the Baptist church, Hellidon, Northamptonshire.
These four Victorian stained glass panels, by Clayton and Bell, are in the quire clerestory of Gloucester cathedral. The panels show Anne teaching the Virgin to read, the Virgin Mary, Joseph, and the Angel Gabriel.