Giotto: Joachim in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua

Giotto’s fresco cycle in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua, near Venice in Italy, is probably the most famous and most complete portrayal in art of the story of St Joachim and St Anne.

Giotto’s fresco cycle in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua, near Venice in Italy, is probably the most famous and most complete portrayal of the story of St Joachim and St Anne.

The Expulsion of Joachim from the Temple, due to his childlessness
Joachim’s retreat to the wilderness