The Magnificat (Le magnificat)

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With this scene, Tissot continues to explore Mary\u2019s role in the \u201cDivine plan,\u201d as the artist called the biblical narrative. Mary prays or \u201csings\u201d her praise of God for giving her a part to play in humankind\u2019s redemption.



While The Annunciation underscored the Virgin\u2019s humble station and modesty, here she stands with head and hands raised to the sky as she utters what Tissot characterizes as a \u201cquiet, reverent, whispered expression of a spirit moved to its very depths.\u201d Her relatives Elizabeth and Zacharias (the parents of John the Baptist, a childhood companion, and later the precursor, to Jesus) look on with a mixture of curiosity and concern. Tissot locates this scene in a verdant garden, most likely to emphasize the Virgin\u2019s fertility.

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