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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >Trudy, I remember that image--it's very memorable--from my old medieval history text from almost 30 years ago and found a copy of that text here in the library (James Westfall Thompson and Edgar Nathaniel Johnson, An Introduction to Medieval Europe, 300-1500). The photo follows p.852. The caption reads: "The Annunciation on the Marienkapelle at Wurzburg. A very German Gabriel is making an important announcement to a very German Virgin Mary with full cheeks and with her hair down her back. God sits above with bare feet. From God's mouth to Mary's left ear runs a tube, terminating in the figure of a dove, symbol for the Holy Ghost. The future baby Jesus is liding down the tube head first on his stomach with arms in front of him...." ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >I have a strange reference question- >has anyone ever heard of a representation of the Madonna showing the >conception through the ear??? >any help would be appreciated! >thanks in advance, >Trudy > >Trudy Jacoby >Trinity College >Hallden Hall, Visual Resources Collection >Hartford, CT 06106-3100 > >[log in to unmask] >860-297-2194 >