Saint Anna and Saint Joachim

Unknown

ca. 1430–50 · Alabaster, polychromy · Medieval Art

Originally part of a large narrative program for an altar, this sculpture depicts the apocryphal meeting of Anna, the mother of Mary, and her husband Joachim before the Golden Gate of Jerusalem.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1430–50

Medium

Alabaster, polychromy

Culture

German

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917