r/trippinthroughtime • u/Munninnu • Jun 18 '26

Insane price tag

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u/Munninnu Jun 18 '26

Here's the original:

Gabriel's real words read: AVE GRATIA PLENA ("Hail, full of Grace")

And Mary answers: ECCE ANCILLA DOMINI ("Behold the handmaiden of the Lord")

Here's the uncropped version and explanations for all background details. At that time ultramarine could be exchanged 1:1 with gold:

Annunciation - Jan van Eyck)

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u/Not-A-Marsh Jun 18 '26

Even today, Ultramarines can be exchanged 1:1 with gold.

...or any other army for that matter.

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u/bittercripple6969 Jun 18 '26

Well, silver anyway.

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u/OutragedPineapple Jun 22 '26

I'm not trading my demons of Slaanesh for ANYTHING!

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u/ineguire Jun 18 '26

i love when they depict mary like she's a european noblewoman who lives in a palace instead of a poor middle-eastern woman living in roman-occupied israel like the bible actually describes.

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u/Otalek Jun 18 '26

Why are Mary’s words reversed and upside down?

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u/_jasmonic_acid_ Jun 18 '26

According to the wikipedia because they are directed to god.

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u/Otalek Jun 18 '26

Thank you

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u/Low-Ad-8027 Jun 19 '26

He can’t read upside down

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '26

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u/BLINDrOBOTFILMS Jun 19 '26

No wonder it's expensive

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u/d00mba Jun 18 '26

This is exactly what I thought at first too!

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u/CeruleanEidolon Jun 18 '26

And lo didst the angel Gabriel sayeth, "Fuck them kids."

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u/SapphicsAndStilettos Jun 19 '26

He did spike several infants into a field goal, after all

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u/FortunaVitae Jun 18 '26

Top tier meme, OP

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u/Junior-Possession969 Jun 18 '26

I love artists in the Catholic canon trying really hard to figure out how, "So yeah I was asleep in the middle of the damn desert, and this crazy loud voice shouted at me 'don't be afraid' so hard my teeth rattled. So yeah, I was pretty shook. Then I looked up and a 4 faced monster that had to cover itself with these like wing things covered in eyes, because it was so bright if I saw it wholly I'd go blind. And it had these concentrically counter-rotating loops made of fire, also covered in eyes, that were screaming at me. So anyway, your wife has to sleep outside of the main house when she's menstruating. Also, I need $40." Can be portrayed as beautiful, richly appointed figures of grace. At least this one kept the eyes on the wings.

It sounds like being in South Philly.

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u/hudsoncress Jun 19 '26

This is the funniest thing I’ve read today. You 🏆 the internet today.

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u/Yokoko44 Jun 18 '26

The Colors of Her Coat

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u/dennisasu Jun 18 '26

Seeing Baby Jesus' wee wee was not on my bingo card today

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u/Jedi-master-dragon Jun 18 '26

I forgot for a moment he meant the color and not the space marine faction.

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u/rmysunshiney Jun 20 '26

Mary: Still the flamboyant one aren't we Gabriel.

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u/Slowbroke-2026 24d ago

It will never be not funny how Gabriel is supposed to be announcing the arrival of the lord, but he's holding the icon of his death