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The Vision of Joachim |
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| A sleeping Joachim has a vision in which
an angel appears to tell him that his wife Anna will bear a child. This will be Mary, as she will be born of a barren mother,
so will she herself, in wondrous wise, beget the Son of the Most High. There is hardly a scene in the chapel that matches this one for lyrical beauty.
The swift gracious flight of the angel is in keeping with the visionary words he brings. Although this is Joachim's dream,
the two shepherds, and even his dog, seem to sense the divine presence in the sky. |
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