Themes based on Saint Anne

Mother of the Virgin Mary. Often shown teaching the child Mary to read, otherwise she is depicted as a grandmother figure with a young Mary and an infant Jesus.

Joachim and Anne - Chartres Cathedral

Joachim and Anne Talk

This panel of Joachim and Anne talking together is apart of the Life of the Virgin Window at Chartres Cathedral.
 

Joachim and Anne Sacrifice - Chartres Cathedral

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Panel from the Life of the Virgin stained glass window at Chartres Cathedral depicting Joachim, and Anne's rejected sacrifice in the temple.
 

Teaching the Virgin to Read - Stanford-on-Avon Northamptonshire

St Anne Teaching the Virgin to Read

Medieval 14th century stained glass of St Anne Teaching the Virgin Mary to read. Stanford-on-Avon, Northamptonshire.

Virgin Mary suckling Christ - Saint-Aignan

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Wall painting c1420 in the crypt of Saint-Aignan church.

Teaching the Virgin to Read - Meusnes

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16th century sculpture in the church of Saint-Pierre Meusnes in France, on the subject  of St Anne Teaching the Virgin to read.

Teaching the Virgin to Read - Orleans Cathedral

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Dated 1861 these stained glass panels on the subject of St Anne teaching the Virgin Mary to read are by Lucien-Léopold Lobin, and can be found in Orleans Cathedral France.
 

Teaching the Virgin to Read - Avon Dasset

Teaching the Virgin to Read

This John Hardman stained glass on the subject of St Anne teaching the Virgin to read is in the nave of St Joseph church Avon Dasset in Warwickshire.

Saint Anne by Ford Madox Brown

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This panel in the east window of the north aisle of Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire depicts St Anne and is by Ford Madox Brown.

Teaching the Virgin to Read - Byfield Northamptonshire

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Victorian stained glass by CE Kempe depicting the story of St Anne teaching the Virgin Mary to read.