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>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...."

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>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
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