The Salutation (The Visitation)

Image credit: Historic England Archive

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The Virgin Mary greeting her cousin, Elizabeth – who is five months pregnant with Saint John the Baptist – with an embrace, surrounded by six on-lookers. The meeting takes place at the house of Elizabeth’s husband, Zacharias, who stands on the right. The man in yellow on the left is Joseph.

Chiswick House

London

Title

The Salutation (The Visitation)

Date

early 16th C

Medium

oil on panel

Measurements

H 57 x W 46.6 cm

Accession number

88019204

Acquisition method

acquired as part of the Suffolk Collection

Work type

Painting

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