Scenes from the Lives of Joachim and Anne
by SIGNORELLI, Luca, Panel, 24 x 43 cm
This panel and another, The Birth of the Virgin in the same private collection, are from a predella of an unidentified Luca Signorelli altarpiece. In this panel three episodes are depicted: Joachim’s expulsion from the temple; an angel visiting him in his retreat; meeting with his wife at the Golden Gate.