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Click to view high resolution image Title: Nativity of the Virgin Creator: Lorenzetti, Pietro, painter Description: St. Anne rests in her birthing chamber, fanned by a serving maid, as two woman bring a pitcher of water and fresh linens. Outside, Joachim receives news of his daughter's birth. Two serving maids bathe the newborn Mary. Source: Wikimedia Commons Rights: Public domain Subject (See Also): Anne, Mother of the Virgin, Saint Childbirth Domestic Space Mary, Virgin, Saint- Birth Geographic Area: Italy Century: 14 Date: 1342 Related Work: Current Location: Siena, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo Original Location: Siena, Cathedral, Altar of St. Savinus Artistic Type (Category): Digital images; Paintings Artistic Type (Material/Technique): Wood; Tempera; Altarpiece panel Donor: Layman; Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Lord of Rimini Height/Width/Length(cm): 183 cm/188 cm/ Inscription: On bottom of frame: PETRUS LAURENTII DE SENIS ME PINXIT A[NNO] M CCC XL II ["Peter Lorenzetti of Siena painted me in 1342."] Related Resources:

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