Catalogue No. 04
The Annunciation
Gabriel's great wings fold around the kneeling Virgin as the message is given.
- Material
- Bethlehem olive wood
- Technique
- Carved by hand
- Made in
- Bethlehem, the Holy Land
- Dimensions
- Measurements on request
- Dispatch
- Within 48 hours, by EMS
The Subject
“Hail, full of grace.” The angel Gabriel arrives in Nazareth and Mary, kneeling, gives her answer. The carver has set the two figures so close that the angel's wings almost enclose her, making a small sanctuary around the moment the Incarnation begins.
The Making
Two figures are carved from one block, with deep undercutting between the angel's wing and Mary's veil. The base is left with its natural grain showing and carries an engraved plate reading “Annunciation”.
Chosen by the house from the workshops of the forty Bethlehem families it works with, and sent to you from Old Caritas Street.
Every order leaves Bethlehem within 48 hours, sent by EMS Express Mail Service. Your tracking number is emailed to you the day the parcel is handed over.
Because each piece is packed and sent by hand from the Holy Land, we do not accept returns or exchanges once an order has shipped. If anything arrives broken, email a photograph to info@saint-michael-store.com and we will send a replacement.
