Saint Joachim: his offering of a lamb for sacrifice is rejected. Line engraving by H. Wierix.

  • Wierix, Jeronimus, 1553-1619.
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5701i
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Vita divae Mariae virginis.
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Protevangelium of James, chapter I, verses 1-9. Joachim's sacrifice is rejected on the ground that he had not conceived a child in Israel. In time he became the father of the Virgin Mary

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[Antwerp] : [Hans van Luyck]

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1 print

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Joachim depellitur ab ara.

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Wellcome Collection 5701i

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