Starting in January, my Wednesday morning online class "The Evolution of Painting" will focus on the Biblical subject of the Annunciation. This is the moment when the Angel Gabriel is sent to Mary to announce she has been chosen as the mother of Jesus. It is a subject that is unique in its exploration of pictorial order. We will discuss the use of Architecture and space, color and light as well as depictions of individuality in Gabriel and Mary.

Famous depictions of this subject have been created by many Italian Renaissance and Northern European masters including, Fra Angelico, Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli, Jan van Eyck and Pontormo. We will look at depictions up through the 20th century.

I will make copies of each painting and discuss what I am learning about the originals as the copy develops.