Why it matters
The pregnant Mary, in blue, visits her elderly cousin Elizabeth, in red, who is also expecting a child. Elizabeth's husband Zacharias stands beside her.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1640.
- The story comes from the Gospel of Luke.
- It is in the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Based on the Dutch Wikipedia article De visitatie (Rembrandt) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
