The Visitation, miniature from the Hours of Étienne Chevalier, Jean Fouquet, circa 1452-1460

Scene representing both the meeting of the virgin and her cousin elizabeth and zacharias, her husband, struck dumb at the exit of the temple for having doubted the power of god. They are followed by a servant, holding a broom in her hand. On the right, stand a father and his son drawing water from a well. Object Type: book of hours, illuminated manuscript. Genre: religious art. Date: circa 1452-1460. Place of creation: Tours. Dimensions: height: 16.5 cm (6.4 in); width: 12 cm (4.7 in). Medium: illumination on parchment. Collection: Condé Museum. Heures d'Étienne Chevalier - Visitation