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Title	annunciation of the birth of John the Baptist to Zacharias: while he is offering incense in the temple an angel (Gabriel) appears to him, Zacharias speechless before the people, , the Annunciation: Mary sitting, Mary and Elisabeth, both pregnant, embracing, Mary reclining in bed or on a couch, looking at the Christ-child, Mary reclining in bed or on a couch, looking at the Christ-child, adoration of the Christ-child by the shepherds; Mary and Joseph present, circumcision of the Christ-child by the priest in the temple (Luke 2:21), annunciation of Christ's birth to the shepherds (and/or shepherdesses) at night; a host of singing angels in the air
Type	Illustration
Sizes	98x222
Material	Copper engraving
Colour	Black
Artist	Borcht, Pieter van der
Oldest appearance in Biblia Sacra	1702
Iconclass	73A11,73A111,73A522,73A622,73B131,73B131,73B25,73B3,73B14
Iconclass description	annunciation of the birth of John the Baptist to Zacharias: while he is offering incense in the temple an angel (Gabriel) appears to him, Zacharias speechless before the people, , the Annunciation: Mary sitting, Mary and Elisabeth, both pregnant, embracing, Mary reclining in bed or on a couch, looking at the Christ-child, Mary reclining in bed or on a couch, looking at the Christ-child, adoration of the Christ-child by the shepherds; Mary and Joseph present, circumcision of the Christ-child by the priest in the temple (Luke 2:21), annunciation of Christ's birth to the shepherds (and/or shepherdesses) at night; a host of singing angels in the air
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