St Anne with the Virgin and the Child and a Lamb, between 1520 and 1525
Oil on panel
Height: 99 cm (38.9 in); Width: 72 cm (28.3 in)
Uffizi Museum
Saint Anna, the mother of the Theotokos (the Virgin Mary), was the wife of St. Joachim and the daughter of Mattham, a Levi priest. St. Joachim was of the lineage of Judah and a descendant of King David. Anna was the daughter of Matthan the priest, from the lineage of Levi, as was Aaron the high priest. Matthan had three daughter…
Zaidan Gallery 
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