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Title: Meeting of Anne and Joachim at the Golden Gate
Creator: Giotto di Bondone, painter
Description: According to “The Golden Legend,” Joachim received a revelation in the wilderness concerning his wife, Anne, who was visited by an angel and told that she would bear a child—the Virgin. As they meet at the Golden Gate and kiss, their faces press together so closely that they seem to merge and form a third, completely different face, symbolizing the Immaculate Conception.
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Public domain
Subject (See Also): Anne, Mother of the Virgin, Saint Hagiography Immaculate Conception Joachim, Father of the Virgin, Saint
Geographic Area: Italy
Century: 14
Date: 1304-1306
Related Work: Giotto painted frescoes on the vault and walls of the nave of the Scovegni Chapel (Arena Chapel): http://padovacultura.padovanet.it/homepage-6.0/interno%20cappella.jpg
Current Location: Padua, Scrovegni Chapel (Arena Chapel), Scenes from the Life of Joachim, 6
Original Location: Padua, Scrovegni Chapel (Arena Chapel), Scenes from the Life of Joachim, 6
Artistic Type (Category): Digital images; Paintings
Artistic Type (Material/Technique): Frescoes (paintings)
Donor: Layman; Enrico Scrovegni, a noble man from Padua
Height/Width/Length(cm): 185 cm/199.9 cm/
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