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God points to the Virgin and tells the angel Gabriel to go and announce to her the birth of Jesus Christ. Engraving by Jan Sadeler after F. Sustris.

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Renata, Duchess, consort of Wilhelm V, Duke of Bavaria, 1544-1602

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God points to the Virgin and tells the angel Gabriel to go and announce to her the birth of Jesus Christ. Engraving by Jan Sadeler after F. Sustris.