Duccio's Maesta

 Predella. - The Annunciation and the early life of Christ
 
1: Annunciation and associated prophet. 

National Gallery, London

Isaiah

The predella shows the Annunciation and early life of Christ, and the words from the Old Testament that are claimed to prefigure these events, along with the associated prophet.

Scroll text: Ecce virgo concipiet et pariet filium et vocabitur nomen eius Emmanuel.
Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Isaiah 7.14  

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