Jibrîl (Gabriel) invites Hazrat Muhammad for his night journey (the Mi...
Life of the Prophet Muhammad written at the order of the Mamluk sultan al-Mansûr 'Alâ' al-Dîn 'Alî (d. 778/1376). The work was first illustrated during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Murâd III.
The Angel Gabriel and Zacharias from BL YT 31, f. 215v
Miniature of the Angel Gabriel appearing before a kneeling Zacharias to announce the birth of John the Baptist', in Matfré Ermengau of Béziers's Breviari d'Amour. Image taken from f. 215v of Breviari d'Amor (Ca... More
Gabriel from BL Royal 6 E VII, f. 176
Detail of a historiated initial 'G'(abriel) of Gabriel and the Devil. Image taken from f. 176 of Omne Bonum (Ebrietas-Humanus). Written in Latin.
Gabriel from BL Sloane 3853, f. 124
Drawing of Gabriel. Image taken from f. 124 of Miscellany of tracts on magic, including The Divine Seal of Solomon (ff. 127v-137v). Written in Latin, English.
Virgin Mary and Gabriel from BL YT 13, f. 132v
Bas-de-page scene of Gabriel announcing to Mary her impending death. Image taken from f. 132v of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Taymouth Hours'). Written in Latin and French.
Martin Schongauer - The Annunciation: The Angel Gabriel
Martin Schongauer, also known as Martin Schön or Hübsch Martin by his contemporaries, was an Alsatian engraver and painter. He was the most important printmaker north of the Alps before Albrecht Dürer, a younge... More