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The Visitation
The Visitation
Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

The Visitation

Culture Group
Datec. 1350
MediumStained glass and lead
Dimensions24 x 10 1/4 inches (61 x 26.1 cm)
Classifications(not assigned)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Ella Brummer in memory of her husband, Ernest Brummer.
Object number1978.20.5
Collections
  • MEDIEVAL
  • PROVENANCE RESEARCH
Label TextThis window may have been part of a cycle showing the life of the Virgin Mary. In this scene, the pregnant Mary, on the right, visits her cousin Elizabeth, who is herself miraculously pregnant with the future John the Baptist. On their meeting, the baby leaped in Elizabeth, recognizing the divinity of Mary’s child.
ProvenancePurchased by Ernest [1890-1964] or Joseph [1883-1947] Brummer through (Pollak and Winternitz); by inheritance to Ernest Brummer's wife, Ella Brummer; gift/purchase 1978 by Duke University Museum of Art, now Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University.