Gentle Joy and Gentle Sorrow: Titian's The Annunciation and Ecce Homo

The celebration of the Annunciation of our Lord approaches quickly on March 25th and Good Friday follows soon after. Not long after that, my own child will be born. So Titian’s beautiful and heart-rending portrayals of the Annunciation and Christ’s suffering in his two works from 1557 and 1547 respectively immediately caught my attention during a recent perusal of artwork for the website…

Daily Faith, Not ConversationsKatie SaundersMarch 24, 2021Annunciation, Passiontide, Good Friday, Motherhood, Suffering, Painting, Titian