The Meeting of Joachim and Anne outside the Golden Gate of Jerusalem – (Filippino Lippi) Previous Next


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Date: 1497

Size: 124 x 112 cm

Museum: National Gallery of Denmark (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Technique: Tempera On Panel

Filippino Lippi first studied under his father, Filippo Lippi (1406-1469), and subsequently under Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510), whose influence is evident in the elegant figures and the linear style. The painting, which belongs to Lippi’s mature period, depicts a scene from Jacopo da Voragine’s (c. 1230-1298) Legenda Aurea (The Golden Legend).The motifWe are brought into the story by a young handmaiden whose gaze meets ours directly. Mary’s parents are seen in a tender embrace, finally reunited after a long period of separation. The legend recounts how Mary was miraculously conceived at the moment of the couple’s embrace.Lippi

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