Gabriel Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Visual art=== :''See also [[commons:Gabriel|Gabriel gallery in Commons]]''. [[File:Leonardo da Vinci Annunciazione (dettaglio).jpg|thumb|Detail of Gabriel from Leonardo da Vinci's ''[[Annunciation (Leonardo)|Annunciation]]'' (c. 1472β1475)]] [[File:Titian - Polyptych of the Resurrection - Archangel Gabriel - WGA22785.jpg|thumb|Angel of the [[Averoldi Polyptych#Annunciation|Annunciation]] by [[Titian]] (1520β1522)]] [[Daniel 8]]:15 describes Gabriel as appearing in the "likeness of man" and in [[Daniel 9]]:21 he is referred to as "the man Gabriel". David Everson observes that "such anthropomorphic descriptions of an angel are consistent with previous .. .descriptions of angels", as in [[Genesis 19]]:5.<ref name="everson">{{cite web |author=Everson |first=David L. |date=December 2009 |title="Gabriel Blow Your Horn! β A Short History of Gabriel within Jewish Literature", Xavier University |url=https://bibleinterp.arizona.edu/articles/2009/12/eve278002 |access-date=1 May 2014 |publisher=bibleinterp.arizona.edu}}</ref> Gabriel is most often portrayed in the context of scenes of the [[Annunciation]]. In 2008 a 16th-century drawing by Lucas van Leyden of the Netherlands was discovered. George R. Goldner, chairman of the department of prints and drawings at New York's [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], suggested that the sketch was for a stained glass window. "The fact that the archangel is an ordinary-looking person and not an idealized boy is typical of the artist", said Goldner.<ref>Vogel, Carol. 25 July 2008. "[https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/25/arts/design/25voge.html?_r=0 Angels Appear, and Museums Rejoice]" ''New York Times''.</ref> In chronological order (to see each item, follow the link in the footnote):<ref>{{cite web | title = Links to images of Gabriel | publisher = The Text This Week | url = http://www.textweek.com/art/gabriel.htm | access-date = 12 February 2007 }}</ref> * ''Archangel Gabriel'' ([[Triptych]]), early 10th century, [[Benaki Museum]] * ''The Archangel Gabriel'', [[Pisan]], c. 1325β1350, [[National Gallery of Art]] * ''The Archangel Gabriel'', [[Masolino da Panicale]], c. 1420β1430, [[National Gallery of Art]] * ''Justice between the Archangels Michael and Gabriel'', [[Jacobello del Fiore]], 1421 * ''Merode Altarpiece'' (Triptych), [[Robert Campin]], c. 1425, [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] * ''The Angel Gabriel'', [[Agostino di Duccio]], c. 1450 * ''[[Annunciation (Leonardo)|Annunciation]]'', [[Leonardo da Vinci]], c. 1475 * ''The Angel Gabriel'', [[Neroccio d'Landi]], c. 1490 * ''The Angel Gabriel'', late 15th or early 16th century, Flemish, [[National Gallery of Art]] * ''The Angel Gabriel'', Ferrari Gaudenzio, 1511, [[National Gallery, London]] * ''Gabriel delivering the Annunciation'' [[El Greco]], 1575 (pictured above) * ''Go Down Death'', [[Aaron Douglas (artist)|Aaron Douglas]], 1934 The Military Order of Saint Gabriel was established to recognize "individuals who have made significant contributions to the U.S. Army Public Affairs community and practice". The medallion depicts St. Gabriel sounding a trumpet, while the obverse displays the Army Public Affairs emblem.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.armypaa.org/saintgabriel|title=Military Order of Saint Gabriel|access-date=21 March 2019|archive-date=21 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321201727/http://www.armypaa.org/saintgabriel|url-status=dead}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page