Scenes from the Life of Joachim: Joachim among the Shepherds, Painting is one of a series of images that depict scenes from the life of Saint Joachim and Saint Anne painted by Giotto. This scene depicts the hagiographical story in which Saint Joachim came upon a group of shepherds and asked to join them during his hermetic stay in the wilderness. Here, the two shepherds appear young, accompanied by a dog, and surrounded by sheep. Joachim, by intentional contrast, is much older and alone., 1304-1406

 Item — Box: 313
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s52-i0200

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Scenes from the Life of Joachim: Joachim among the Shepherds, Painting is one of a series of images that depict scenes from the life of Saint Joachim and Saint Anne painted by Giotto. This scene depicts the hagiographical story in which Saint Joachim came upon a group of shepherds and asked to join them during his hermetic stay in the wilderness. Here, the two shepherds appear young, accompanied by a dog, and surrounded by sheep. Joachim, by intentional contrast, is much older and alone.

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.MISC.0198; Public Notes: Duplicate found in box 268

Dates

  • Creation: 1304-1406

Creator

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Biographical / Historical

Subjects: Panel Paintings; Paintings; Frescoes; Religious Scenes; Protoevangelium of James; Saint Joachim; Apocryphal Scenes; Scenes from the Life of Saints; Shepherds; School: Early Italian Siena Florence; Style period: Early Renaissance; Technique: painting (technique); Work type: paintings

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: photographic print ; Image height (in.): 7.8; Image width (in.): 10.3in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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