St. Anne Altarpiece

Gil de Siloé, 1483-6

Chapel of St. Anne, north nave, Burgos Cathedral, Spain

This is the upper portion of the altarpiece, with Anne and Joachim at the Golden Gate in the center, framed by a Jesse tree. The Virgin and Child sit above, flanked by Ecclesia (left, holding a chalice) and Synagoga (right, blindfolded and holding the tablets of the law).

More of St. Anne
More of the Jesse Tree
More of Ecclesia and Synagoga

Photographed on site by Richard Stracke.