Gabriel (가브리엘 천사장)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duccio di Buoninsegna ca. 1255 – 1319

The angel Gabriel

tempera on panel (30 × 18 cm) — 1308-11

Castle Huis Bergh, 's-Heerenberg

Duccio di Buoninsegna biography

 

This work is linked to 1 Thessalonians 4:16

(살전 4:16)

주께서 호령과 천사장의 소리와 하나님의 나팔 소리로 친히 하늘로부터 강림하시리니 그리스도 안에서 죽은 자들이 먼저 일어나고

 

Duccio's masterpiece the Maestà was sawn into pieces in 1711, in order to put it in more than one chapel. Several panels entered the art market. This panel with the archangel Gabriel ended up in the Netherlands, in Castle Huis Bergh. It was probably part of a row with panels on top of the altarpiece.

The angel is depicted in half figure, against a golden background. He is dressed in a blue gown with a red cape. In his hand he holds a thin stick, perhaps a spear, one of his common attributes.

 

 

 

 

Domenico Ghirlandaio 1449 – 1494

The Angel appears to Zacharias

fresco (c. 330 × 450 cm) — 1486-1490

  Santa Maria Novella, Florence

 

This work is linked to Luke 1:13

(눅 1:13)

천사가 그에게 이르되 사가랴여 무서워하지 말라 너의 간구함이 들린지라 네 아내 엘리사벳이 네게 아들을 낳아 주리니 그 이름을 요한이라 하라

 

The old priest Zacharias (Zechariah) is doing his duties in the temple when suddenly the angel Gabriel appears next to him. Gabriel tells Zacharias that he will soon become the father of a son who must be named John. The old man asks for a sign as he finds it hard to believe the angel. Gabriel then tells him he will not be able to speak until his son is born. When he leaves the temple Zacharias indeed is struck dumb.

Ghirlandaio turned the Jewish temple into a typical Renaissanced church. The many figures are representatives of the Florence government or of the Tornabuoni family. The weird position of the two front groups suggest that the government and the family wanted more people in the painting than Ghirlandaio could handle properly.

This fresco is part of the series Ghirlandaio made in the Tornabuoni family chapel in the church of Santa Maria Novella in Florence. All works in this series are about the life of John the Baptist.

• The Angel appears to Zacharias
• The visitation
• Birth of the Baptist
• Zacharias writes John's Name
• The Preaching of the Baptist
• John Baptises Jesus
• Herod's Banquet

 

 

 

Alexander Ivanov 1806 – 1858

The Angel Appears to Zacharias

opaque watercolour on paper (26 × 39 cm) — 1850's

  Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

 

This work is linked to Luke 1:19

(눅 1:19)

천사가 대답하여 이르되 나는 하나님 앞에 서 있는 가브리엘이라 이 좋은 소식을 전하여 네게 말하라고 보내심을 받았노라

 

Gabriel appears to Zacharias. The priest may be known by the seven-branched candelabrum in the background. He is struck with muteness, as he refuses to believe that he and his wife will soon become parents.

This painting, done on paper with watercolor, whitening and pencil, is one in a series of sketches Ivanov made for large fresco's he planned to make.

 

 

 

 

Georges de La Tour 1593 – 1652

Joseph's Dream

oil on canvas (93 × 82 cm) — 1630-35

  Musée des beaux-arts, Nantes

 

This work is linked to Matthew 1:20

(마 1:20)

이 일을 생각할 때에 주의 사자가 현몽하여 이르되 다윗의 자손 요셉아 네 아내 마리아 데려오기를 무서워하지 말라 그에게 잉태된 자는 성령으로 된 것이라 눅1:35, 사7:14

 

According to Matthew Joseph was ashamed that he was not the father of the child his wife was carrying. But then an angel appeared to him in a dream, explaining that the child was of the Holy Spirit and that Joseph need not worry.

The way De la Tour uses clair-obscur to play with light shows he learned a lot from studying Caravaggio. He is therefore often seen as the main French caravaggist. The source of the light remains largely hidden, which enforces the mystical sphere of the painting.

Some experts doubt that the subject of this work indeed is Joseph. He is usually depicted as a carpenter and not as book-reading man. The angel does not look like Gabriel, the Lord's angel Matthew refers to. The painting could be about the story in 1 Samuel 3, where the young Samuel is repeatedly called by the old priest Eli but finds him asleep every time.

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Leonardo da Vinci 1452 – 1519

The Virgin of the Rocks

oil on panel (199 × 122 cm) — 1483-1486

Musée du Louvre, Paris

Leonardo da Vinci biography

 

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John the Baptist kneels in adoration of the infant Jesus. Jesus makes a blessing gesture. Mary looks on. The fourth figure is an angel: archangel Gabriel, according to some. The scenery is a large rock formation.

Several years on, Leonardo would paint an almost identical panel, also almost two meters high. It is now in the London National Gallery.

This painting in the Louvre was probably commissioned by the confraternity of the Immaculate Conception in Milan. In 1483 the confraternity placed an order for a large altarpiece with Leonardo. In the beginning of the 19th century it was transferred from panel to canvas.