Sts Joachim and Anna with God the Father and the Virgin

Lorenzo Baldissera Tiepolo (mentioned on object), 1759 - 1761

The virgin’s immaculate conception – the doctrine that she was conceived free from original sin – is here expressively depicted. God sends the young Virgin literally as a gift from heaven to her terrestrial parents, Joachim and Anna. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo’s small oil sketch of the same scene is on view in Gallery 1700-1800, Room 1.4 (SK-A-3985).

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-1950-638
  • Dimensionsheight 362 mm x width 170 mm
  • Physical characteristicsets