ptions ▁of ▁an ▁ang el ▁are ▁consistent ▁with ▁previous ▁... ▁descri ptions ▁of ▁ang els ," ▁as ▁in ▁Gen esis ▁ 1 9 : 5 . ▁ ▁Gabriel ▁is ▁most ▁often ▁port rayed ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁scenes ▁of ▁the ▁Ann unci ation . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁a ▁ 1 6 th - century ▁drawing ▁by ▁Lucas ▁van ▁Ley den ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁was ▁discovered . ▁George ▁R . ▁Gold ner , ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁prints ▁and ▁draw ings ▁at ▁New ▁York ' s ▁Metropolitan ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art , ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁sketch ▁was ▁for ▁a ▁st ained ▁glass ▁window . ▁" The ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁arch angel ▁is ▁an ▁ordinary - looking ▁person ▁and ▁not ▁an ▁ideal ized ▁boy ▁is ▁typical ▁of ▁the ▁artist ", ▁said ▁Gold ner . ▁ ▁In ▁chron ological ▁order ▁( to ▁see ▁each ▁item , ▁follow ▁the ▁link ▁in ▁the ▁foot note ): ▁ ▁Arch angel ▁Gabriel ▁( Tri pty ch ), ▁early ▁ 1 0 th ▁century , ▁Ben aki ▁Museum ▁ ▁The ▁Arch angel ▁Gabriel , ▁P isan , ▁c . ▁ 1 3 2 5 / 5 0 , ▁National ▁Gallery ▁of ▁Art ▁ ▁The ▁Arch angel ▁Gabriel , ▁Mas ol ino ▁da ▁Pan icale , ▁c . ▁ 1 4 2 0 / 3 0 , ▁National ▁Gallery ▁of ▁Art ▁ ▁Justice ▁between ▁the ▁Arch ang els ▁Michael ▁and ▁Gabriel , ▁Jacob ello ▁del ▁F iore , ▁ 1 4 2 1 ▁ ▁Mer ode ▁Alt arp ie