The Meeting of Joachim and Anna
Also titled De ontmoeting van Joachim en Anna
c. 1470
- Medium
- oak (wood)
- Classification
- sculpture
- Dimensions
- height 47 cm x width 24.5 cm x depth 11 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed
About this work
Joachim and Anna had long been childless, until one day Anna’s prayers were answered and she miraculously became pregnant with the Virgin Mary. Overjoyed by this news, the couple embraces each other tenderly. This intimate, almost timeless statue was once part of a large altar dedicated to the life of the Virgin.
