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The Meeting of Joachim and Anne outside the Golden Gate of Jerusalem
The Meeting of Joachim and Anne outside the Golden Gate of Jerusalem is a tempera painting by the Early Renaissance artist Filippino Lippi. It dates from 1499 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
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Subject & Meaning
The work portrays the biblical moment when Joachim and Saint Anne, the Virgin Mary's parents, reunite at the Golden Gate of Jerusalem. This meeting symbolizes divine favor and the fulfillment of Anne's prayer for a child, a theme common in Renaissance devotional painting. The composition emphasizes the sacred intersection of earthly and heavenly realms through the gate's iconography.
Technique & Style
The condition appears stable, with no significant losses reported in the paint layer or gilding, and the panel retains its original dimensions of 112.
The panel is executed in tempera on wood, employing the traditional medium associated with late fifteenth-century Florentine painting. The composition displays a refined, linear handling typical of Filippino Lippi’s mature style, with delicate contours and precise figural modeling. The scene unfolds with clarity, emphasizing narrative clarity through carefully balanced groups of figures and a measured architectural setting.
The palette relies on earthy tones, heightened by luminous passages in the drapery and flesh, while the gilded architectural elements suggest the lingering influence of earlier Florentine traditions. The condition appears stable, with no significant losses reported in the paint layer or gilding, and the panel retains its original dimensions of 112.5 × 124 cm.
History & Provenance
The painting The Meeting of Joachim and Anne outside the Golden Gate of Jerusalem was created by Filippino Lippi in 1497. Executed in tempera on a panel measuring 112.5 cm in height and 124 cm in width, the work depicts the religious subject of Saint Anne and Joachim meeting at the Golden Gate. The artwork is currently held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
No specific details regarding the original commission, the identity of the patron, or the intermediate ownership chain prior to its current location are provided in the available records.
The Meeting of Joachim and Anne outside the Golden Gate of Jerusalem is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst. The work, created by Filippino Lippi in 1497, is cataloged within this institution's holdings as a tempera on panel painting. While the museum serves as the confirmed current location for this religious artwork, the provided sources do not list a specific inventory or accession number.
Furthermore, no exhibition history is documented in the available records, leaving the painting's display history unrecorded in this context.
Overview
The Meeting of Joachim and Anne outside the Golden Gate of Jerusalem is a tempera painting created by Filippino Lippi in 1499. It is a religious scene from the early Renaissance period, currently housed at Statens Museum for Kunst.
Context
As an early Renaissance piece, the painting embodies the period's artistic values, possibly influenced by Lippi's work in major Italian cities. The scene's setting, with a stone building and distant cityscape, may allude to Jerusalem's Golden Gate, grounding the biblical narrative in a recognizable, albeit stylized, environment.
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Artist
Filippino Lippi (probably 1457 – 18 April 1504) was an Italian Renaissance painter mostly working in Florence, Italy during the later years of the Early Renaissance and first few years of the High Renaissance.
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