Unknown (19th), The holy parents of the Blessed... Lot 326

Unknown (19th), The holy parents of the Blessed Mother, around 1840, Pencil Unknown (19th century): St Joachim, St Anne and St Mary as a child, c. 1840, Pencil Technique: Washed Pencil on Paper Inscription: Lower right inscribed on the support: "Wendehar. [?]". Date: c. 1840 Person: Depicted: Mutter Jesu; Maria von Nazaret (? - ? ) Antiquity Depicted: Anna (? - ? ) Antiquity In Christian tradition, St Anne, also known as Saint Anne, is the mother of the Virgin Mary and therefore the grandmother of Jesus. Depicted: Joachim (? - ? ) Antiquity According to several apocryphal gospels from the 2nd to 6th centuries, Joachim was the father of Mary and therefore the legendary grandfather of Jesus Christ. Keywords: Sacred; halos; tradition; saint; biblical scene; vestments; book; child; affection; adoration; drapery; facial expression; stillness; intensity; drawing; oval; composition; sacred art; figures of saints; interaction, 19th century, Nazarene, Religious, Germany, Size: Paper: 22,9 cm x 23,2 cm (9 x 9,1 in), Depiction: ø 20,1 cm (7,9 in)