As Mary, Cohen is innocent, modest and, at 22 years old, believable as a young woman who will receive the divine message from St. Gabriel the Archangel. We see Mary’s innocence and virtue, her ...

The Angel Gabriel appearing to Mary, and hailing her as the “favored one!” by Italian painter Filippo Lippi (c.1406-69) (and workshop) Painting by Filippo Lippi via Bridgeman Images.