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The birth of the Virgin Mary, Anna receives refreshments from attendants while the midwife gives Mary her first bath. Woodcut after A. Dürer, 1503.

1 print : line engraving ; image 12.7 x 9.1 cm

A midwife giving the Virgin Mary her first bath while Anna is recovering in bed. Line engraving.

The painting of the "Arrivée du pardon de sainte Anne de Fouesnant à Concarneau" by Guillou exhibited in 1887 and subsequently in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper on loan from the Musée d'Orsay. The painting shows the sisters bringing a statue of St Anne to Concarneau on the day of "pardon" (a Breton form of religious festival)

The sisterhood of Saint Anne de Fouesnant arriving at Concarneau. Photogravure after A. Guillou, 1887.

Saint Anne. Engraving.

1 print edged with canvas and mounted on card : line engraving

Saint Anne educates the young Virgin Mary; Joachim stands behind them. Engraving.

1 print : line engraving ; sheet 13.1 x 9.1 cm

Saint Anne with her child, the Virgin Mary. Engraving.

According to the Protoevangelium of James, the parents of the Virgin, Joachim and Anne, presented her as a child in the temple at Jerusalem as a thank-offering after years of childlessness. The young Virgin (older than the three years attributed to her in the Protoevangelium), is given to the Temple by her mother. Zacharias receives her at the top of the steps; musclebound men surround the entrance

1 print : line engraving with etching ; image 25.8 x 19.4 cm

The presentation of the young Virgin Mary at the Temple. Engraving by B. Eredi after F. Zuccaro.

De laudibus sanctissimae matris Annae. Tractatus perqua[m] utilis dom[n]i Joha[n]nis Tritemij abbatis Spanheme[n]sis ordinis diui patris Benedicti / [Johannes Trithemius].

The Virgin Mary as an infant among maids. Engraving.

According to the Protoevangelium of James, the parents of the Virgin, Joachim and Anne, presented her as a child in the temple at Jerusalem as a thank-offering after years of childlessness. Joachim and Mary stand on the right as the diminutive Mary proceeds towards the priest. Two lambs lie at the bottom of the print, ready to be sacrificed

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The birth of the Virgin Mary, Anna receives refreshments from attendants while the midwife gives Mary her first bath. Woodcut after A. Dürer, 1503.

A midwife giving the Virgin Mary her first bath while Anna is recovering in bed. Line engraving.

The sisterhood of Saint Anne de Fouesnant arriving at Concarneau. Photogravure after A. Guillou, 1887.

Saint Anne. Engraving.

Saint Anne educates the young Virgin Mary; Joachim stands behind them. Engraving.

Saint Anne with her child, the Virgin Mary. Engraving.

The presentation of the young Virgin Mary at the Temple. Engraving by B. Eredi after F. Zuccaro.

De laudibus sanctissimae matris Annae. Tractatus perqua[m] utilis dom[n]i Joha[n]nis Tritemij abbatis Spanheme[n]sis ordinis diui patris Benedicti / [Johannes Trithemius].

The Virgin Mary as an infant among maids. Engraving.

The presentation of the Virgin in the Temple. Engraving.

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The birth of the Virgin Mary, Anna receives refreshments from attendants while the midwife gives Mary her first bath. Woodcut after A. Dürer, 1503.

A midwife giving the Virgin Mary her first bath while Anna is recovering in bed. Line engraving.

The sisterhood of Saint Anne de Fouesnant arriving at Concarneau. Photogravure after A. Guillou, 1887.

Saint Anne. Engraving.

Saint Anne educates the young Virgin Mary; Joachim stands behind them. Engraving.

Saint Anne with her child, the Virgin Mary. Engraving.

The presentation of the young Virgin Mary at the Temple. Engraving by B. Eredi after F. Zuccaro.

De laudibus sanctissimae matris Annae. Tractatus perqua[m] utilis dom[n]i Joha[n]nis Tritemij abbatis Spanheme[n]sis ordinis diui patris Benedicti / [Johannes Trithemius].

The Virgin Mary as an infant among maids. Engraving.

The presentation of the Virgin in the Temple. Engraving.

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