Life of Joachim and Anne: Parents of the Virgin Mary in Art

full Giotto’s fresco Meeting at the Golden Gate in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua

Saint Joachim and St Anne, the parents of the Virgin Mary and grandparents of Jesus Christ, are central figures in Christian tradition and art. Their story is not found in the standard Bible and canonical Gospels, but it was frequently portrayed in art from the late medieval and Renaissance periods. The Life of Joachim and …

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