La Visitación, Diego de la Cruz, circa 1485

The canvas represents the visitation of the virgin mary to her cousin saint elizabeth, who was pregnant with john the baptist. And the scene takes place before the open door of the house of saint elizabeth, which appears on the threshold and as this scene was described in the protoevangelium of santiago. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: circa 1485. Dimensions: height: 76 cm (29.9 in); width: 69 cm (27.1 in). Medium: oil on panel. Collection: Lázaro Galdiano Museum. La Visitación (Museo Lázaro Galdiano)