Joachim and Anna Giving Food to the Poor and Offerings to the Temple

Andrea di Bartolo, c. 1400/1405

Beneath two tall, tower-like structures, thirteen men, women, and children gather to give or receive food and foodstuff, all against a shiny gold background in this vertical painting. All the people have light skin… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: Andrea di Bartolo ¹
Date: c. 1400/1405 ¹
Medium: tempera on poplar panel ¹
Original: 14,149 × 19,167 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection

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The image shows a man in a bust view. He is seated and facing slightly to the right with his right elbow resting on a surface and head supported by his hand.

Under an arched structure, five women gather around a baby as two men sit outside the room in this vertical painting. All the people have pale skin with a faint greenish cast. The women have blond hair and the men…

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