20 mars 2012

Annuciation of the Virgin to Joachim

Submitted by walwyn
01/1519
jeu, 04/28/2011 - 11:49 - Annunciation of the Virgin Mary to Joachim (1519). Chartres Cathedral France 28/04/2011
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Having fled into the the mountains with the shepherds and the sheep, Joachim is told by the angel Gabriel that he and Anne will have a daughter. This is one of the scenes based the Protevangelium that were sculpted by Jehan Soulas, between 1519-1521, for the Choir Screen at Chartres Cathedral