Annunciation Altar Self-researched

Artist: Filippo della Valle
Location: Sant'Ignazio, Rome
Medium: Sculpture
Date: 18th century

Biblical Context

Annunciation - The announcement by the Angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she would conceive and bear the Son of God.

The altarpiece in the Ludovisi Chapel dedicated to the Annunciation. The chapel houses the remains of Saint John Berchmans, a Belgian Jesuit scholastic who died while studying at the Roman College.