(Q21777)
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1475-1499
15. century
1475Gregorian
1499Gregorian
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Extent: 95 x 91 mm; parchment
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In the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, the cult of St. Anne, the mother of the Virgin Mary, became especially popular, giving rise to a number of iconographic interpretations of her role in sacred history. In this image, the Virgin appears as an 'embryo' within her mother's womb, a reference to the belief in the Immaculate Conception.
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Initial G with St. Anne with the embryo of the Virgin in her womb
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This image shows the reverse of a cutting from a choir book with an historiated initial.
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Contributor: David Kalish
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Cataloger: Dot Porter
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Funder: Council on Library and Information Resources
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4 December 2023
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4 December 2023
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