The icon of Saints Anne, Mary and Child Jesus is a depiction of three generations of the genealogy of Christ. In Western European iconography, this story is known as the Three Generations. Anne is depicted seated in an armchair clad in a golden robe over a green dress; Child Jesus with a bouquet of flowers is sitting on her lap. The Virgin Mary in a red dress and blue veil with a wreath of flowers on her head is kneeling before him on the right. A column as a symbol of the temple is depicted behind Mary’s figure. The Holy Spirit and the cherub are hovering above against the background of a light pink cloud.
Icon of Saints Anne, Mary and child Jesus. Mid-18th century
The icon of Saints Anne, Mary and Child Jesus is a depiction of three generations of the genealogy of Christ. In Western European iconography, this story is known as the Three Generations. Anne is depicted seated in an armchair clad in a golden robe over a green dress; Child Jesus with a bouquet of flowers is sitting on her lap. The Virgin Mary in a red dress and blue veil with a wreath of flowers on her head is kneeling before him on the right. A column as a symbol of the temple is depicted behind Mary’s figure. The Holy Spirit and the cherub are hovering above against the background of a light pink cloud.