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THE MEETING AT THE GOLDEN GATE
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c.1306, 200*185Cm, fresco.
In this moving scene from the Arena Chapel, Giotto shows the
meeting of Joachim and Anna (the future parents of the )
before the Golden Gate of Jerus-
alem-a story related in The Golden Legend. Joachim has had a revelation while in the wilderness;
his wife, Anna, has also been visited by an angel and told that she
will bear a child. Returning to tell Anna, Joachim is met by his wife, and their kiss-set dramatically in the front plane of the picture
-symbolizes the moment of the 's Immaculate Conception.
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