This painting is part of the group: Two Panels from an Altarpiece
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Just after the Annunciation, the Virgin Mary visited her cousin Saint Elizabeth, who was also expecting a child. He was to be Saint John the Baptist.
The figure in the background is probably Saint Zacharias or Saint Joseph. This work and 'The Flight into Egypt', by the same workshop, are from the same altarpiece.
The figure in the background is probably Saint Zacharias or Saint Joseph. This work and 'The Flight into Egypt', by the same workshop, are from the same altarpiece.
Other paintings in this group: Two Panels from an Altarpiece
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