1958, Rigaud Benoit, Annunciation -- National Gallery of Art (Washington)
From the museum/exhibition label:
The Annunciation - the moment when Christians believe an angel told the Virgin Mary she would give birth to the son of God - has been a popular subject in art for more than a thousand years. Rigaud Benoit depicted Mary in her traditional red robe and blue veil with her hands held together in a gesture of prayer as the angel gives her the momentous news. But Benoit departed from tradition by giving Mary and the angel brown skin and curly black hair, associating them with the Haitian population. The tropical landscape also suggests Haiti as the setting for this biblical scene.
1958, Rigaud Benoit, Annunciation -- National Gallery of Art (Washington)
From the museum/exhibition label:
The Annunciation - the moment when Christians believe an angel told the Virgin Mary she would give birth to the son of God - has been a popular subject in art for more than a thousand years. Rigaud Benoit depicted Mary in her traditional red robe and blue veil with her hands held together in a gesture of prayer as the angel gives her the momentous news. But Benoit departed from tradition by giving Mary and the angel brown skin and curly black hair, associating them with the Haitian population. The tropical landscape also suggests Haiti as the setting for this biblical scene.