In the sculpture at left, St. Emerentia, the mother of St. Anne, stands behind the other figures. She is identified by the inscription (spelled "Emerantia") at the base of the sculpture. According to V. Nixon (Mary's Mother, p.152), this variation on the Anna Selbdritt is properly called an Anna Selbviert or Emerentia Selbviert.
At left, Virgin, Child, St. Anne, and Emerentia - Metropolitan Museum
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