Joachim and Anne Meeting at the Golden Gate
Birth of the Virgin
ca. 1440
The Netherlands, Utrecht
MS M.917/945, p. 144–f. 20r
Purchased on the Belle da Costa Greene Fund with the assistance of the Fellows, 1963; purchased on the Belle da Costa Greene Fund with the assistance of the Fellows and with special assistance of Mrs. Frederick B. Adams, Sr., Mrs. Robert Charles, Mr. L
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The Marian narrative continues with the joyous meeting of Joachim and Anne at Jerusalem's Golden Gate, where they tenderly embrace, sharing their delight in the prospect of parenting a child in their advanced years. The Master of Catherine of Cleves included in this miniature a deep landscape that unfolds with sheep, cultivated fields, a cave, and a hilltop castle.