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Basilica tympanum: Annunciation at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (south entrance) in Washington, D.C.
by John Angel
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Top: Mary Immaculate Accompanied by Angels
Above Door: `Annunciation Tympanum
Left & right of center door: Lee Lawrie Reliefs
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Statue below the central window: Mary Immaculate Accompanied by Angels
Above center door: `Annunciation Tympanum
Left & right of center door: Lee Lawrie Reliefs
Far left & right: St. Peter (left) & St. Paul (right) above 10 figures (each) from the Old & New Testaments
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South (main) entrance on the right & Knight's tower on the left
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Medium: Limestone
Artist: John Angel
Related subjects: Religion
Location: 4th St & Michigan Ave NE Washington, D.C. Basilica of the National Shrine
Nearest Metro: Brookland-CUA (Red) (click station name for all pieces nearby)
Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: Control number 95980004 (dcMem ID #1952 )
Links & other sources
Basilica website
Wikipedia article on Basilica
Church & State in Art website
Virtual Museum of the Art of Oskar Lee Lawrie
Wikipedia on Mary the mother of Jesus
Wikipedia on the Annunciation
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