The Annunciation (folio 15 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier
Cleveland Museum of Art

The Annunciation (folio 15 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier

1602–4

Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

The text states that Mary was only age 13 1/2 when the angel Gabriel came to her.

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