Joachim and Anna Giving Food to the Poor and Offerings to the Temple (1400–1405)
Andrea di Bartolo
Tempera on Poplar Panel. Sienese, Gothic.
Italian Paintings of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries
Narrative cycles of the Virgin’s life were very popular during the 15th century, but the episode here is not commonly seen. It illustrates the charity of Mary’s parents, Anna and Joachim, before her b…