The Annunciation

Albrecht Dürer.
Passio Christi ab Alberto Durer Nurenbergensi effigiata cum varii generis carminibus Fratris Benedicti Chelidonii Musophili.
Nuremberg: Albrecht Dürer, 1511. (11012)

The Annunciation, which introduces the life of Christ in a joyous fashion, offers a profound contrast to the tragic mood of the later Passion scenes.