Accession Number2013/2.560
TitleThe Visitation
Artist(s)Artist UnknownObject Creation Date1827Medium & Supportpencil, pen and brown ink on laid paperDimensions 11 1/8 in x 8 1/16 in (28.3 cm x 20.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. SpinkSubject matterThis scene represents the meeting of the Virgin Mary and Elizabeth as recounted in Luke 1:39-56 in the New Testiment of the Christian Bible. At the time of their meeting, both women are pregant, Mary with the Christ child and Elizabeth with John the Baptist.
Physical DescriptionTwo women on a staircase in an embrace. A man on one side with an arm raised in greeting. Another man is on the other side with a bag over his shoulder.
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Keywords
Christianity
chimneys (architectural elements)
men (male humans)
pregnancy
women (female humans)