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Title: Annunciation to Saint Anne
Creator: Giotto di Bondone, painter
Description: An angel enters through a window to tell Anne that she will miraculously conceive a child, Mary. The enclosed domestic setting creates an intimate scene that demonstrates the growing interest in—and devotion to—the mother of the Virgin. Anne’s cult honored her large family and connections to her daughter and grandson. Controversies over Mary’s immaculate conception during this era served to focus more attention on Anne with her miraculous pregnancy through divine intervention.
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Public domain
Subject (See Also): Angels Anne, Mother of the Virgin, Saint- Annunciation Bedrooms Hagiography Jacob of Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa- Legenda Aurea Servants Spindles ?Spinning
Geographic Area: Italy
Century: 14
Date: 1304-1306
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Current Location: Padua, Scrovegni Chapel (Arena Chapel), Scenes from the Life of Joachim- 3
Original Location: Padua, Scrovegni Chapel (Arena Chapel), Scenes from the Life of Joachim- 3
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/200 cm/
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